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On questions of Fatou and Eremenko

Author(s): P. J. Rippon; G. M. Stallard
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 133 (2005), 1119-1126.
MSC (2000): Primary 37F10; Secondary 37F45
Posted: October 18, 2004
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Abstract: Let $f$ be a transcendental entire function and let $I(f)$ be the set of points whose iterates under $f$ tend to infinity. We show that $I(f)$ has at least one unbounded component. In the case that $f$ has a Baker wandering domain, we show that $I(f)$is a connected unbounded set.


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Additional Information:

P. J. Rippon
Affiliation: Department of Pure Mathematics, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, United Kingdom
Email: p.j.rippon@open.ac.uk

G. M. Stallard
Affiliation: Department of Pure Mathematics, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, United Kingdom
Email: g.m.stallard@open.ac.uk

DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9939-04-07805-0
PII: S 0002-9939(04)07805-0
Received by editor(s): April 4, 2003
Received by editor(s) in revised form: November 28, 2003
Posted: October 18, 2004
Dedicated: This paper is dedicated to the memory of Professor Noel Baker
Communicated by: Michael Handel
Copyright of article: Copyright 2004, American Mathematical Society
The copyright for this article reverts to public domain after 28 years from publication.


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