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On the functional equation F(A(z)) = G(B(z)), where A,B are polynomials and F,G are continuous functions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2007

F. PAKOVICH*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, P.O.B. 653, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel.

Abstract

In this paper we describe solutions of the equation: F(A(z)) = G(B(z)), where A,B are polynomials and F,G are continuous functions on the Riemann sphere.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 2007

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