Uniqueness and nonuniqueness for harmonic functions with zero nontangential limits

Harmonic, subharmonic, superharmonic functions in two dimensions (31A05) Boundary behavior (theorems of Fatou type, etc.) of harmonic functions in two dimensions (31A20)

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[For the entire collection see Zbl 0759.00011.] Let \(D\) denote the open unit disc. If \(0<\alpha<\pi\) and \(w\in\partial D\), then \(\Omega_ \alpha(w)\) denotes a Stolz domain with vertex \(w\) and angle \(\alpha\). It is shown that, if \(u\) is harmonic on \(D\), and if there exists \(\alpha\) in \((0,\pi)\) such that \[ \max\{| u(z)|:| z|=r\}=o((1-r)^{2\pi/(\alpha-\pi)})\quad(r\to 1-) \tag{1} \] and \(\lim_{z\to w,z\in\Omega_ \alpha(w)}u(z)=0\) \((w\in\partial D)\), then \(u\equiv 0\). As noted in the paper, \textit{F. Wolf} [Acta Math. 74, 65-100 (1941; Zbl 0025.40901)] had previously proved a substantially stronger result by different methods. Although (1) is not sharp, some growth restriction is necessary. Two examples (one due to W. Rudin) are given of nonconstant harmonic functions on \(D\) which have zero nontangential limit at every point of \(\partial D\).

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