Uniformization with infinitesimally metric measures (Q2238562)

The quasisymmetric uniformization problem is the characterization of those metric spaces which may be mapped onto a domain in the Euclidean plane, or the 2-sphere, by a quasisymmetric homeomorphism. The usual method for constructing quasisymmetric maps is to first show the existence of some conformal or quasiconformal map in the spirit of the classical uniformization theorem. Then, if the underlying surface has good geometric properties, one can use quasiconformal invariants to show that such a map is actually quasisymmetric. In the paper under review, the authors consider extensions of quasiconformal maps and the uniformization theorem to the setting of metric spaces \(X\) homeomorphic to \(\mathbb{R}^2\). Given a measure \(\mu\) on such a space, the authors introduce \(\mu\)-quasiconformal maps \(f : X \to \mathbb{R}^2\), whose definition involves deforming lengths of curves by \(\mu\). They show that if \(\mu\) is an infinitesimally metric measure, i.e., it satisfies an infinitesimal version of the metric doubling measure condition of David and Semmes, then such a \(\mu\)-quasiconformal map exists. Also, they apply this result to give a characterization of the metric spaces admitting an infinitesimally quasisymmetric parametrization. Moreover, the authors present four examples to illustrate possible behaviors of metric surfaces in the absence of strong geometric assumptions such as Ahlfors regularity, linear local connectedness, and the Loewner condition.