Factorization of a certain class of entire and meromorphic functions (Q1907256)

The authors prove two results concerning factorization of meromorphic functions under composition. One result says that if \(F\) is a meromorphic function of finite order with a Borel exceptional value \(b\) and a value \(a\neq b\) such that \(\delta(a, F)= \delta(b, F)= 1\), then \(F\) does not have a factorization \(F= f\circ g\) with transcendental meromorphic functions \(f\) and \(g\). This generalizes a result of Goldstein dealing with the case that \(F\) is entire (and \(b= \infty\)). The other result of this paper concerns the factorization of functions of the form \(F(z)= P(z) H(z)\), where \(P\) is a non-constant polynomial and \(H\) is a periodic entire function of exponential type.