Numerical conformal mapping methods based on function conjugation

Schwarz-Christoffel-type mappings (30C30) Conjugate functions, conjugate series, singular integrals (42A50) Numerical methods for integral equations (65R20)

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This is a very thorough and unifying treatment of most methods for computing conformal maps from \({\mathbb{D}}\) onto a Jordan region. If \(\theta\) denotes the boundary correspondence function and \(\tau (t)=\theta (t)-t\), starting from a rather general auxiliary function H the author derives an operator equation \(\psi \tau =0\) where \(\psi\) depends on H. This can be solved by direct iteration or by the Newton method. Special choices of H give the classical methods associated with the names Theodorsen, Timman, Friberg and others. In the iterations to all these methods the conjugation operator K plays a key role which can be implemented by two fast Fourier transforms. The solution of \(\psi \tau =0\) by the Newton method leads in each step to a Riemann-Hilbert problem for the unit disc which can be solved explicitly by two operations K. Again specializing, the recent methods of Wegmann and Vertgeim-Hübner are obtained which converge locally quadratically. Further related methods are mentioned, and there is an extensive list of references.

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