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On the meromorphic solutions to an equation of Hayman
preprint
posted on 2005-08-25, 09:38 authored by Y.M. Chiang, R.G. HalburdThe behaviour of meromorphic solutions to differential
equations has been the subject of much study. Research has
concentrated on the value distribution of meromorphic solutions
and their rates of growth. The purpose of the present paper is
to show that a thorough search will yield a list of all meromorphic
solutions to a multi-parameter ordinary differential equation introduced
by Hayman. This equation does not appear to be integrable
for generic choices of the parameters so we do not find all solutions
—only those that are meromorphic. This is achieved by combining
Wiman-Valiron theory and local series analysis. Hayman conjectured
that all entire solutions of this equation are of finite order.
All meromorphic solutions of this equation are shown to be either
polynomials or entire functions of order one.
History
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- Science
Department
- Mathematical Sciences
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451238 bytesPublication date
2002Notes
This pre-print has been submitted, and accepted, to the journal, Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications [© Elsevier]. The definitive version: CHIANG, Y.M. and HALBURD, R.G., 2002. On the meromorphic solutions to an equation of Hayman. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 281(2), pp. 663-677, is available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0022247X.Language
- en