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

DOI10.1007/S10476-022-0118-XMaRDI QIDQ2116392zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Mohamed Amine Zemirni, Zinelaâbidine Latreuch

Publication date 16 March 2022

Published in Analysis Mathematica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.12182

zbMATH Keywords

differential polynomialentire functionNevanlinna theoryorder of growthperiodic functionYang's conjecture

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Entire functions of one complex variable (general theory) (30D20) Value distribution of meromorphic functions of one complex variable, Nevanlinna theory (30D35)

Abstract: A theorem of A. and C. R'enyi on periodic entire functions states that an entire function $f(z)$ must be periodic if $P(f(z))$ is periodic, where $P(z)$ is a non-constant polynomial. By extending this theorem, we can answer some open questions related to the conjecture of C. C. Yang concerning periodicity of entire functions. Moreover, we give more general forms for this conjecture and we prove, in particular, that $f(z)$ is periodic if either $P(f(z))f^{(k)}(z)$ or $P(f(z))/f^{(k)}(z)$ is periodic, provided that $f(z)$ has a finite Picard exceptional value. We also investigate the periodicity of $f(z)$ when $f(z{)}^n+a_1{f}^{prime}(z)+cdots+a_k{f}^{(k)}(z)$ is periodic. In all our results, the possibilities for the period of $f(z)$ are determined precisely.

Review text

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)].

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