Weighted algebras of entire functions in which each closed ideal admits two algebraic generators (Q1110046)

Closed ideals in algebras of entire functions of the forms \(A_ p=\{f:\) for some \(A>0\), \(\sup | f(z)| \exp (-Ap(z))<\infty \}\), \(A^ 0_ p=\{f:\) for all \(\epsilon >0\), \(\sup | f(z)| \exp (-\epsilon p(z))<\infty \}\) are studied. It is shown, under certain restrictions on the weight function p, that every closed ideal in \(A_ p\) or \(A^ 0_ p\) is algebraically generated by two functions. A special case of this result is that every closed ideal in the algebra of entire functions of exponential type is algebraically generated by two functions. The principal tools used are a result due to Rubel and Taylor characterizing the zero sets of functions in \(A_ p\) and some delicate lemmas in the spirit of the Boutroux-Cartan lemma.