On normal families of meromorphic functions

In this paper, we study the normality of a family of meromorphic functions and obtain some normality results for meromorphic functions, which improve and generalize the related results of Gu, Bergweiler and Lin.     

On one problem of uniqueness of meromorphic functions concerning small functions

In this paper, we show that if two non-constant meromorphic functions and satisfy for , where are five distinct small functions with respect to and , and is a positive integer or with , then . As a special case this also answers the long-standing problem on uniqueness of meromorphic functions concerning small functions.

     

Normal criteria for families of meromorphic functions

By using the Nevanlinna theory, we prove some normality criteria for a family of meromorphic functions under a condition on differential polynomials generated by the members of the family.     

Normal families of meromorphic functions concerning shared values

In this paper we study the problem of normal families of meromorphic functions concerning shared values and prove that a family F of meromorphic functions in a domain D is normal if for each pair of functions f and g in F, f^′−afn and g^′−agn share a value b in D where n is a positive integer and a,b are two finite constants such that n?4 and a≠0. This result is not true when n?3.     

Normality and quasinormality of zero-free meromorphic functions

Let k, K ∈ N and F be a family of zero-free meromorphic functions in a domain D such that for each f ∈ F , f(k)-1 has at most K zeros, ignoring multiplicity. Then F is quasinormal of order at most ν = K k+1 , where ν is equal to the largest integer not exceeding K/k+1 . In particular, if K = k, then F is normal. The results are sharp.     

Derivatives of meromorphic functions with multiple zeros and elliptic functions

Let f be a nonconstant meromorphic function in the plane and h be a nonconstant elliptic function. We show that if all zeros of f are multiple except finitely many and T (r, h) = o{T (r, f )} as r →∞, then f' = h has infinitely many solutions (including poles).     

Picard values and normal families of meromorphic functions with multiple zeros

In this paper, general modular theorems are obtained for meromorphic functions and their derivatives. The related criteria for normality of families of meromorphic functions are proved. Research supported by the National Science Foundation of China     

Picard type theorems concerning certain small functions

Let f(z) be a meromorphic function in the complex plane, whose zeros have multiplicity at least k + 1(k ≥ 2). If sin z is a small function with respect to f(z), then f~(k)(z)-P(z) sin z has infinitely many zeros in the complex plane, where P(z) is a nonzero polynomial of deg(P(z)) ≠ 1.     

Normal families of meromorphic functions with multiple values

Let F be a family of meromorphic functions defined in a domain D, let ψ(?0) be a holomorphic function in D, and k be a positive integer. Suppose that, for every function f∈F, f≠0, f(k)≠0, and all zeros of f(k)−ψ(z) have multiplicities at least (k+2)/k. If, for k=1, ψ has only zeros with multiplicities at most 2, and for k?2, ψ has only simple zeros, then F is normal in D. This improves and generalizes the related results of Gu, Fang and Chang, Yang, Schwick, et al.     

On factorization of meromorphic functions

This paper improves on the results of Noda, Y., Li Baoqing and Song Quodong, and proves the following theorem: Letf(z) be a transcendental meromorphic function. Then the set {a∈C;(z−a)f(z) is not prime} is at most a countable set.     

Small functions and uniqueness of meromorphic functions

We discuss the uniqueness of meromorphic functions sharing three weighted values and provide a complete answer to a question of T.C. Alzahary.     

Radically distributed value and normal families of meromorphic functions

We establish several upper-bound estimates for the growth of meromorphic functions with radially distributed value. We also obtain a normality criterion for a class of meromorphic functions, where any two of whose differential polynomials share a non-zero value. Our theorems improve some previous results.     

Unicity of meromorphic functions and their derivatives

In this paper, we prove that if a transcendental meromorphic function f shares two distinct small functions CM with its kth derivative f^(k) (k>1), then f=f^(k). We also resolve the same question for the case k=1. These results generalize a result due to Frank and Weissenborn.     

Normal families of meromorphic functions with multiple zeros

Let F be a family of meromorphic functions defined in a domain D such that for each f∈F, all zeros of f(z) are of multiplicity at least 3, and all zeros of f^′(z) are of multiplicity at least 2 in D. If for each f∈F, f^′(z)−1 has at most 1 zero in D, ignoring multiplicity, then F is normal in D.     

Normality criteria of meromorphic functions with multiple zeros

Take positive integers n,k?2. Let F be a family of meromorphic functions in a domain D⊂C such that each f∈F has only zeros of multiplicity at least k. If, for each pair (f,g) in F, fn(f(k)) and gn(g(k)) share a non-zero complex number a ignoring multiplicity, then F is normal in D.     

Normality criteria of meromorphic functions sharing one value

Let k be a positive integer and F be a family of meromorphic functions in a domain D⊂C such that each f∈F has only zeros of multiplicity at least k+1. If for each pair (f, g) in F, ff(k) and gg(k) share a non-zero complex number a ignoring multiplicity, then F is normal in D.     

On the uniqueness of meromorphic functions that share four values in one angular domain

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the uniqueness of transcendental meromorphic functions that share four values in one angular domain which is an unbounded subset of the whole complex plane. From one of our main results, a question of J.H. Zheng [J.H. Zheng, On uniqueness of meromorphic functions with shared values in one angular domain, Complex Var. Elliptic Equ. 48 (9) (2003) 777-785] is completely answered. Furthermore, we give an example to explain the necessity of the condition

     

Value sharing of meromorphic functions and their derivatives

In this paper, we estimate the size of ρn's in the famous L. Zalcman's lemma. With it, we obtain some uniqueness theorems for meromorphic functions f and f^′ when they share two transcendental meromorphic functions.