Solutions of some functional equation bounded on nonzero Christensen measurable sets (Q987587): Difference between revisions

Let \(X\) be a real separable F-space and \(n\) be a fixed positive integer. The solutions \(f:X\to \mathbb R\) of the (generalized Gołąb-Schinzel) functional equation \[ f\big(x+f(x)^ny\big)=f(x)f(y)\qquad(x,y\in X) \] are characterized. A function \(f\) such that \(| f(D)| \subset (0,a)\) for a nonzero Christensen measurable set \(D\subset X\) and a number \(a>0\) is a solution of the above functional equation if and only if there exists a continuous linear functional \(g:X\to \mathbb R\) such that, for \(n\) odd, either \[ f(x)=\root{n}\of{g(x)+1}\qquad(x\in X) \] or \[ f(x)=\root{n}\of{\max\{g(x)+1, 0\}}\qquad(x\in X), \] and, for \(n\) even, \(f\) is of the latter form.