Nonasymptotic results on distribution of zeros of the function \(E_p(z,\mu)\) (Q1272177)

The authors have obtained some nonasymptotic results on the distribution of zeros of the function \[ E_\rho(z,\mu)=\sum^\infty_{k=0} \frac {z^k}{\Gamma(\mu+k/\rho)}, \qquad \rho >0, \quad \mu \in \mathbb{C} \] which is a generalization of the classical Mittag-Leffler function. One of the main results of the article is contained in the following theorem. Theorem. Assume that one of the following conditions is satisfied: (i) \(\rho >1\), \(\mu\in [1,1+1/\rho]\); (ii) \(\rho=1\), \(\mu\in(0,2)\); (iii) \(1/2<\rho<1\), \(\mu\in[1/\rho-1,1]\cup[1/\rho,2]\). Then all zeros of \(E_\rho(z,\mu)\) are situated outside the angle \(\{z:| \arg z| \leq \pi/2\rho\}\). The set \(W=\{(\rho,\mu)\): all zeros of \(E_\rho(z,\mu)\) are negative and simple\} has been investigated in the article and as a corollary the generalization of Wiman's theorem has been proved: If \(0<\rho\leq 1/2\), then all zeros of both \(E_\rho(z,1)\) and \(E_\rho(z,2)\) are negative and simple.