1. On existence questions for the functional equations $f^8+g^8+h^8=1$ and $f^6+g^6+h^6=1$
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Li, Xiao-Min, Yi, Hong-Xun, and Korhonen, Risto
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Mathematics - Complex Variables ,30D30, 30D35 - Abstract
In 1985, W.K.Hayman (Bayer. Akad. Wiss. Math.-Natur. Kl. Sitzungsber, 1984(1985), 1-13.) proved that there do not exist non-constant meromorphic functions $f,$ $g$ and $h$ satisfying the functional equation $f^n+g^n+h^n=1$ for $n\geq 9.$ We prove that there do not exist non-constant meromorphic solutions $f,$ $g,$ $h$ satisfying the functional equation $f^8+g^8+h^8=1.$ In 1971, N. Toda (T\^{o}hoku Math. J. 23(1971), no. 2, 289-299.) proved that there do not exist non-constant entire functions $f,$ $g,$ $h$ satisfying $f^n+g^n+h^n=1$ for $n\geq 7.$ We prove that there do not exist non-constant entire functions $f,$ $g,$ $h$ satisfying the functional equation $f^6+g^6+h^6=1.$ Our results answer questions of G. G. Gundersen., Comment: 40 pages. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:math/9310226 by other authors
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- 2024