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Let$f$be a one-to-one analytic function in the unit disc with$f′$(0)=1. We prove sharp estimates for certain Taylor coefficients of the functions$(f′)$^{$p$}, where$p$<0. The proof is similar to de Branges’ proof of Bieberbach’s conjecture, and thus relies on Löwner’s equation. A special case leads to a generalization of the usual estimate for the Schwarzian derivative of$f$. We use this to improve known estimates for integral means of the functions |$f′$|^{$p$}for integers$p$⪯−2.

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The embedded cobordism category under study in this paper generalizes the category of conformal surfaces, introduced by G. Segal in [S2] in order to formalize the concept of field theories. Our main result identifies the homotopy type of the classifying space of the embedded$d$-dimensional cobordism category for all$d$. For$d$= 2, our results lead to a new proof of the generalized Mumford conjecture, somewhat different in spirit from the original one, presented in [MW].