Meromorphic solutions of \(q\)-shift difference equations (Q2826332)

The authors study the growth of meromorphic solutions of NEWLINE\[NEWLINE A_n(z)f(qz+n) + \cdots + A_1(z)f(qz+1) + A_0(z)f(qz)=0, NEWLINE\]NEWLINE where \(n\in \mathbb {N}\), \(q\in \mathbb {C}\setminus \{0\}\) and the coefficients \(A_0,\ldots ,A_n\) are entire functions of finite order. In addition, the authors consider the nonexistence of transcendental zero-order meromorphic solutions of the functional equation NEWLINE\[NEWLINE f(z)^n + P(z)f(qz+c)^m=Q(z), NEWLINE\]NEWLINE where \(P(z)\) and \(Q(z)\) are polynomials, \(q\in \mathbb {C}\setminus \{0\}\), \(c\in \mathbb {C}\) and \(n,m\in \mathbb {N}\) such that \(n\not =m\).