On iterates of holomorphic maps (Q923778)

We obtain an estimate of the Kobayashi metric near the boundary of strongly pseudoconvex domains, which is more precise than the known estimates. We then apply this estimate to prove that if \(D\subset \subset {\mathbb{C}}^ n\) is a contractible strongly pseudoconvex domain with \(C^ 3\) boundary and f: \(D\to D\) is a holomorphic self map without fixed points, then f has a fixed point on the boundary in certain sense. This implies an analogue of the classical Denjor-Wolff Theorem for contractible strongly pseudoconvex domains in \({\mathbb{C}}^ 2\) with smooth boundary. We also prove that if \(D\subset \subset {\mathbb{C}}^ n\) is a contractible strongly pseudoconvex domain with smooth boundary, not biholomorphic to the ball, then every automorphism of D has a fixed point.