A new proof for the description of holomorphic flows on multiply connected domains (Q2448837)

The basic description of holomorphic and biholomorphic flows on multiply connected domains in the complex plane is due to \textit{M. H. Heins} [Am. J. Math. 63, 461--480 (1941; Zbl 0025.04601)]. The authors provide a new proof of Heins' results and show that, with the exception of the punctured disc, every holomorphic flow on a multiply connected domain is biholomorphic. The proof uses operator theory and the techniques of universal coverings of the underlying domains of holomorphic flows and their liftings on the corresponding universal coverings.