Abstract
We extend the classical Carathéodory extension theorem to quasiconformal Jordan domains (Y, dY). We say that a metric space (Y, dY) is a quasiconformal Jordan domain if the completion ̄Y of (Y, dY) has finite Hausdorff 2-measure, the boundary ∂Y = ̄Y \ Y is homeomorphic to 𝕊1, and there exists a homeomorphism ϕ: 𝔻 →(Y, dY) that is quasiconformal in the geometric sense.
We show that ϕ has a continuous, monotone, and surjective extension Φ: 𝔻 ̄ → Y ̄. This result is best possible in this generality. In addition, we find a necessary and sufficient condition for Φ to be a quasiconformal homeomorphism. We provide sufficient conditions for the restriction of Φ to 𝕊1 being a quasisymmetry and to ∂Y being bi-Lipschitz equivalent to a quasicircle in the plane.
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