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Complex dynamics of iterated entire holomorphic functions is an active and exciting area of research. This manuscript collects known background in this field and describes several of the most active research areas within the dynamics of entire functions.
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Schleicher, D. (2010). Dynamics of Entire Functions. In: Gentili, G., Guenot, J., Patrizio, G. (eds) Holomorphic Dynamical Systems. Lecture Notes in Mathematics(), vol 1998. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13171-4_5
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