A normality criterion for a family of meromorphic functions (Q293058)

\textit{W. Schwick} [J. Anal. Math. 52, 241--289 (1989; Zbl 0667.30028)] proved the following normality criterion involving an omitted value: Let \(n, k\) be positive integers such that \(n \geq k + 3\) and let \(\mathfrak{F}\) be a family of meromorphic functions defined in a domain \(D \subset \mathbb{C}\). If \(\left(f^{n}\right)^{(k)}(z) \neq 1\) for \(z \in D\) and for each \(f \in \mathfrak{F}\), then \(\mathfrak{F}\) is a normal family. The authors prove a normality criterion involving zeros of \(\left(f^{n}\right)^{(k)}-\psi\) in a domain \(D\) with a minimum multiplicity, where \(\psi\) is a holomorphic function defined in \(D\). As a consequence of the main result, the authors replace in Schwick's result the hypothesis \(n \geq k + 3\) by the weaker one \(n \geq k + 2\).