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Generalized Schwarzian derivatives and higher order differential equations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 June 2011

MARTIN CHUAQUI ,
JANNE GRÖHN  and
JOUNI RÄTTYÄ
MARTIN CHUAQUI
Affiliation:
P. Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Santiago, Chile. e-mail: mchuaqui@mat.puc.cl
JANNE GRÖHN
Affiliation:
University of Eastern Finland, Campus of Joensuu, P.O. Box 111, 80101 Joensuu, Finland. e-mail: janne.grohn@uef.fi and jouni.rattya@uef.fi
JOUNI RÄTTYÄ
Affiliation:
University of Eastern Finland, Campus of Joensuu, P.O. Box 111, 80101 Joensuu, Finland. e-mail: janne.grohn@uef.fi and jouni.rattya@uef.fi
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Abstract

It is shown that the well-known connection between the second order linear differential equation h″ + B(z)h = 0, with a solution base {h1, h2}, and the Schwarzian derivative of f = h1/h2, can be extended to the equation h(k) + B(z) h = 0 where k ≥ 2. This generalization depends upon an appropriate definition of the generalized Schwarzian derivative Sk(f) of a function f which is induced by k−1 ratios of linearly independent solutions of h(k) + B(z) h = 0. The class k(Ω) of meromorphic functions f such that Sk(f) is analytic in a given domain Ω is also completely described. It is shown that if Ω is the unit disc or the complex plane , then the order of growth of f ∈ k(Ω) is precisely determined by the growth of Sk(f), and vice versa. Also the oscillation of solutions of h(k) + B(z) h = 0, with the analytic coefficient B in or , in terms of the exponent of convergence of solutions is briefly discussed.

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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 151 , Issue 2 , September 2011 , pp. 339 - 354
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 2011

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