The complex oscillation theory of certain non-homogeneous linear differential equations with transcendental entire coefficients (Q1323086)

This paper contains three theorems on the complex oscillation of solutions of non-homogeneous linear differential equations \(f^{(k)} + B_{k - 1} f^{(k - 1)} + \cdots + B_ 1f' + Af = F\), where \(B_ 1, \dots, B_{k-1}\), \(F \not \equiv 0\) are entire functions, and \(A\) is transcendental entire. Typically, these results show that the exponent of convergence \(\lambda (f)\) equals to the order of growth \(\sigma (f)\) and both are infinite with at most one possible exceptional solution \(f\), provided \(\sigma (A) > \sigma (B_ j)\), \(j = 1, \dots, k - 1\), and \(F\) is either of finite order, or of the form \(F=Qe^ E\) with \(\sigma (Q)<\infty\), \(\sigma (E) < \sigma (A)\). The proofs are, essentially, applications of the Nevanlinna theory. Some examples are given to show that the exceptional solutions in fact may occur.