Duality, uniformity, and linear local connectivity (Q2267703)

From the author's abstract: Using \textit{J. Väisälä}'s metric duality on joinability of sets [Math. Scand. 80, No.2, 249--288 (1997; Zbl 0886.30016)], the author shows for domains in \(\mathbb R^{3}\): If the complementary domains of a surface in \(\mathbb R^{3}\) are linearly locally connected (i.e., LLC), then they are also uniform. The main results of the paper are as follows. \newline Theorem 1.1. Let \(D\) and \(D^*\) be complementary domains in \(\bar{\mathbb{R}}^3\) with trivial homology groups and such that \(\partial D = \partial D^*\). Then \(D\) and \(D^*\) are uniform if and only if \(D\) and \(D^*\) are LLC.\newline Theorem 1.2. Let \(D\) and \(D^*\) be complementary domains in \(\bar{\mathbb{R}}^3\) with trivial homology groups and such that \(\partial D = \partial D^*\). Let \(D\) be locally collared along \(\partial D\). Then \(D\) and \(D^*\) are uniform if and only if \(\partial D \) is LLC. \newline As an application, the author shows that an Ahlfors regular topological sphere that admits a quasiconformal reflection is quasisymmetrically equivalent to the standard sphere.