Schottky's theorem
In mathematical complex analysis, Schottky's theorem, introduced by Template:Harvs is a quantitative version of Picard's theorem. It states that for a holomorphic function f in the open unit disk that does not take the values 0 or 1, the value of |f(z)| can be bounded in terms of z and f(0).
Schottky's original theorem did not give an explicit bound for f. Template:Harvs gave some weak explicit bounds. Template:Harvtxt gave a strong explicit bound, showing that if f is holomorphic in the open unit disk and does not take the values 0 or 1, then
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Several authors, such as Template:Harvtxt, have given variations of Ahlfors's bound with better constants: in particular Template:Harvtxt gave some bounds whose constants are in some sense the best possible.