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We present a maximum principle for metrics with negative curvature. This principle is essentially a reformulation of the Minda–Schober proof of Ahlfors’s theorem, which by itself is a version of Schwarz’s lemma in differential geometry language. This maximum principle leads to the concept of extremal metrics.
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Mashreghi, J. A note on Schwarz’s lemma. Complex Anal Synerg 7, 8 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40627-021-00077-w
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