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Does there is non constant analytic function from $\{z\in\mathbb{C}:z\neq 0\}$ to $\{z\in\mathbb{C}:|z|>1\}?$ According to me there is no such non constant analytic function because if there is any such function say $f,$ then $f$ can have either a pole or essential singularity at $z=0$. In the case of pole Picard's theorem of meromoprphic function will work and in the case of essential singularity we know that image of any neighbourhood of essential singularity is dense in $\mathbb{C}$, so in both of the cases we get a contradiction. So no such non constant analytic function. Am i right? Please suggest me. Thanks.

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Note that $\mathbb{C}\setminus\overline {\mathbb{D}}$ is conformally equivalent to $\mathbb{D}\setminus\{0\}$, via the map $z \to \dfrac{1}{z}$. So essentially you have to construct a map from $\mathbb{C}\setminus\{0\}$ to $\mathbb{D}\setminus\{0\}$. Suppose the map is $f$. We already have a map, $\mathbb{C}\to\mathbb{C}\setminus\{0\}$ given by $z \to e^z$. Compose this with $f$ to obtain a bounded entire function, which means $f$ is constant.

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If so then $1/f$ is bounded. Hence $1/f$ has a removable singularity at the origin, giving a bounded entire function.

  • How can we say that $\lim_{z \rightarrow 0}1/f(z)$ exists? – Riaz Nov 07 '19 at 14:33
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    It's a theorem in more or less any book on the subject: If $f$ has an isolated singularity at $0$ and $f$ is bounded near $0$ then $0$ is a removable singularity. – David C. Ullrich Nov 07 '19 at 14:36