Comparisons between T(r,f) and the total variation of \(\arg f(re^{i\theta})\) and \(\log | f(re^{i\theta})|\) (Q1104451)

Let f be an entire function for which the Nevanlinna deficiency \(d=\delta (0,f)>0\). Set \[ J(r,f)=(2\pi)^{-1}\int^{2\pi}_{0}| Re(re^{i\theta} f'(re^{i\theta})/f(\quad re^{i\theta}))| d\theta, \] and \[ K(r,f)=(2\pi)^{-1}\int^{2\pi}_{0}| Im(re^{i\theta} f'(re^{i\theta})/f(\quad re^{i\theta}))| d\theta. \] If \(f(0)=1\), the author shows \[ \liminf_{r\to \infty}(K(r,f))/(T(r,f))\geq \max \{(\sqrt{12d}/\pi),(1+d)/\pi \}. \] And if all the zeros \(\{a_ j\}\) of f lie on a finite number of rays, then there is a constant k depending on the rays so that \(\sum^{\infty}_{j=1}| a_ j|^{-k}=\infty\) and \(\sum^{\infty}_{j=1}| a_ j|^{-\tau}<+\infty\) for some constant \(\tau\) imply \[ \liminf_{r\to \infty}(J(r,f))/(T(r,f))\geq \sqrt{4qd/20.033}, \] where q is the genus of f. These proofs involve use of the Fourier coefficients for \(re^{i\theta} f'(re^{i\theta})/f(re^{i\theta})\). The theorems and proofs are related to theorems in \textit{A. Edrei}, \textit{W. H. J. Fuchs} and \textit{S. Hellerstein} [Pac. J. Math. 11, 135-151 (1961; Zbl 0103.046)] and the reviewer [J. Math. Anal. Appl. 84, 390-399 (1981; Zbl 0474.30029)], as well as an unpublished manuscript of Sons which the author cites.