On the theory of the Beltrami equation

Abstract

We study ring homeomorphisms and, on this basis, obtain a series of theorems on the existence of the so-called ring solutions for degenerate Beltrami equations. A general statement on the existence of solutions for the Beltrami equations that extends earlier results is formulated. In particular, we give new existence criteria for homeomorphic solutions $f$ of the class $W^{1, 1}_{\text{loc}}$ with f −1 ∈ $f^{—1} \in W^{1, 2}_{\text{loc}}$ in terms of tangential dilatations and functions of finite mean oscillation. The ring solutions also satisfy additional capacity inequalities.