Bergman theory of certain generalized Hartogs triangles (Q310913)

The Bergman kernel for the ``generalized'' Hartogs triangle \(H_\gamma:=\{(z_1,z_2) \in \mathbb C^2\mid |z_1|^\gamma < |z_2|<1\}\) is studied, where \(\gamma>0\). In the cases that \(\gamma =k \in \mathbb Z^+\) and also for \(\gamma=1/k\), with a positive integer \(k\) an explicit formula for the Bergman kernel is established, using the transformation rule of S. Bell for the Bergman kernel under proper holomorphic mappings. From these formulas the author obtains that the ``thin'' Hartogs triangle \(H_{1/k}\) is a Lu Qi-Keng domain (meaning that its Bergman kernel is zero-free) and the ``fat'' Hartogs triangle \(H_k\) is not. The formulas for the Bergman kernels are: For \(H_k\): \[ B_k(z,w) = \frac{p_k(s)t^2 +q_k(s)t + s^kp_k(s) }{k\pi^2 (1-t)^2(1-s^k)^2}, \] and for \(H_{1/k}\): \[ B_{1/k}(z,w)= \frac{t^k}{\pi^2(1-t)^2(t^k-s)^2}, \] where \(s:=z_1 \overline{w_1}\), \(t= z_2 \overline{w_2}\) and \[ p_k(s):=\sum_{\ell=1}^{k-1} \ell(k-\ell)s^{\ell-1},\quad q_k(s)=\sum_{\ell=1}^k (\ell^2+(k-\ell)^2s^k)s^{\ell-1}. \] The author also gives formulas that describe the behavior of the kernels on the diagonal for the above Hartogs triangles. Thus the reader is provided with some examples concerning the question how the Bergman kernel of a domain can behave near non-smooth boundary points.