Value distribution and uniqueness results of zero-order meromorphic functions to their \(q\)-shift (Q1925533)

Summary: We investigate value distribution and uniqueness problems of meromorphic functions with their \(q\)-shift. We obtain that if \(f\) is a transcendental meromorphic (or entire) function of zero order, and \(Q(z)\) is a polynomial, then \(af^n(qz) + f(z) - Q(z)\) has infinitely many zeros, where \(q \in \mathbb C \setminus \{0\}, a\) is nonzero constant, and \(n \geq 5\) (or \(n \geq 3\)). We also obtain that zero-order meromorphic function share three distinct values IM with its \(q\)-difference polynomial \(P(f)\), and if \(\lim \sup_{r \to \infty}(N(r, f)/T(r, f)) < 1\), then \(f \equiv P(f)\).