Asymptotics of the module of a degenerating condenser and some of their applications (Q1807481)

Let \(\overline{\mathbb C}_z\) be the complex sphere. Let \(B\) be a domain of \(\overline{\mathbb C}_z\) having a Green function, and let \(z_0\) be a finite point of \(B\). The well-known asymptotic formula for the module of a condenser \(C(r,B)\) with one of the plates degenerating to a point \(z_0\) is the following: \[ |C(r,B)|=-\frac 1{2\pi}\log r+M(B,z_0)+o(1),\quad r\rightarrow 0 . \] In the paper, this formula is generalized to the case of a condenser of general type. Given the set \(B\) and the collections \(Z\), \(\Delta\), and \(\Psi\), and let \(B_l\) denote the connected component of \(B\) containing the point \(z_l\), \(l=1,\dots,m\). Then \[ |C(r;B,Z,\Delta,\Psi)|=-\frac{\nu}{2\pi}\log r+M(B,Z,\Delta,\Psi)+o(1), \quad r\rightarrow 0 , \] where the constant \(M(B,Z,\Delta,\Psi)\) is given. Applications of the formula to geometric function theory are provided. Among them are inequalities for complex numbers and Green functions and also theorems on the extremal decomposition and distortion theorems for univalent functions.