On a theorem of A. and C. Rényi and a conjecture of C. C. Yang concerning periodicity of entire functions (Q2116392)

The authors consider the periodicity of entire functions by using Nevanlinna theory. It is known that an entire function \(f(z)\) must be periodic if \(P(f(z))\) is periodic, where \(P(z)\) is a nonconstant polynomial, see \textit{A. Rényi} and \textit{C. Rényi} [J. Anal. Math. 14, 303--310 (1965; Zbl 0147.06701)]. The authors give a generalization of this result. Let \(g(z)\) be a transcendental entire function such that \(N(r, 1/g)=S(r,g)\), \(A(z)\) be non-vanishing meromorphic function satisfying \(T(r,A)=S(r,g)\), and let \(Q(z)\) be a polynomial with at least two non-zero terms. If \(A(z)Q(g(z))\) is periodic of period \(c\ne0\), then \(g(z)\) is periodic of period \(c\) or \(\delta_Q c\), where \(\delta_Q\) is an integer determined by \(Q(z)\). The authors also consider some questions related to the conjecture of C. C. Yang concerning periodicity of entire functions see, e.g. \textit{P. Li} et al. [Houston J. Math. 45, No. 2, 431--437 (2019; Zbl 1428.30030)].