Conformal Isomorphism of Universal Cover of Riemann Surface

Theorem

The universal cover of a Riemann surface is conformally isomorphic to either:

the Riemann sphere

the complex plane

or

the unit disk.

Proof

By the Riemann Uniformization Theorem.

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