Equivalence of Pommiez operators in the space of functions analytic in a circle (Q756097)

Let \(A_ R\) be the space of all analytic functions in the disc \(\{\) z: \(| z| <R\}\), \(0<R<\infty\), with the compact-open topology and let \(\Delta\) be the operator \((\Delta f)(z)=f(z)-f(0))/z\) which the authors call the Pommiez operator. Given the functions \(\alpha,\phi_ k\in A_ R\), \(k=1,...,n\), \(n\geq 2\), the authors prove criteria for the operators \(\Delta^ n+\phi_ 1\Delta^{n-1}+...+\phi_ nE\) and \(\alpha\Delta\) to be equivalent to \(\Delta^ n\) and \(\Delta\) respectively.