Institute of Mathematics, Silesian University, Bankowa 14, PL-40-007 Katowice, Poland
Abstract:
We study the connection between solutions of the functional equation φ(x)=S∫φ(x+M(s))σ(ds) which are comparable at infinity with functions of the form xeλx, and real roots of the characteristic equation S∫eλM(s)σ(ds)=1.