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On the zeros of second order linear differential polynomials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2009

J. K. Langley
J. K. Langley
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University College London, London WC1E 6BT
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We determine all functions f(z) meromorphic in the plane such that f′(z)/f(z) has finite order and f(z) and F(z) have only finitely many zeros, where F(z) = f″(z) + Af(z) for some constant A.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society , Volume 33 , Issue 2 , June 1990 , pp. 265 - 285
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Copyright © Edinburgh Mathematical Society 1990

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