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On the question of whether f″+ e−zf′ + B(z)f = 0 can admit a solution f ≢ 0 of finite order

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

Gary G. Gundersen
Gary G. Gundersen
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana 70148, U.S.A
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We show that if B(z) is either (i) a transcendental entire function with order (B)≠1, or (ii) a polynomial of odd degree, then every solution f≠0 to the equation f″ + e−zf′ + B(z)f = 0 has infinite order. We obtain a partial result in the case when B(z) is an even degree polynomial. Our method of proof and lemmas for case (i) of the above result have independent interest.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A: Mathematics , Volume 102 , Issue 1-2 , 1986 , pp. 9 - 17
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1986

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