On the holomorphicity of isometries of intrinsic metrics in complex analysis

Abstract: Let

1

and

2

be

s

domains in

C n

and

f : 1 t 2

an isometry for the Kobayashi or Carath'eodory metrics. Suppose that

f

extends as a

C^{1}

map to

. We then prove that

f |_{p a r t i a l 1} : p a r t i a l 1 t p a r t i a l 2

is a CR or anti-CR diffeomorphism. It follows that

1

and

2

must be biholomorphic or anti-biholomorphic. The main tool is a metric version of the Pinchuk rescaling technique.

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