On the quantity \(\delta _ s(g(z),f)\) of gappy entire functions (Q1113318)

Let f be a transcendental entire function of finite order which has the power series representation \(f(z)=\sum^{\infty}_{n=0}a_ nz^{\lambda_ n}\) where \(a_ n\neq 0\), \(n=0,1,2,... \). Let g be an arbitrary meromorphic function for which \(T(r,g)=o(T(r,f))\), (r\(\to \infty)\), where T is the Nevanlinna characteristic function. If \(d_ n\) is the highest common factor of all the \(\lambda_{m+1}-\lambda_ m\) for \(m\geq n\) and \(d_ n\) approaches infinity with increasing n, then for every g we have \[ \delta_ s(g(z),f)=1-\liminf_{r\to \infty}(N(r,1/(f-g(z))/(T(r,f)))=0. \] The theorem extends the author's earlier result [Kodai Math. J. 11, 32-37 (1988; reviewed above)]. A similar theorem is given for f of infinite order. Estimates for \(\delta_ s(g(z),f)\) are also given for f whose representation is such that the complement of \(\{\lambda_ n\}\) with respect to the positive integers contains an arithmetic progression.