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The possible orders of solutions of linear differential equations with polynomial coefficients

Author(s): Gary G. Gundersen; Enid M. Steinbart; Shupei Wang
Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 350 (1998), 1225-1247.
MSC (1991): Primary 34A20; Secondary 30D35
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Abstract: We find specific information about the possible orders of transcendental solutions of equations of the form $f^{(n)}+p_{n-1}(z)f^{(n-1)}+\cdots +p_{0}(z)f=0$, where $p_0(z), p_1(z),\dots, p_{n-1}(z)$ are polynomials with $p_0(z) \not\equiv 0$. Several examples are given.


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Additional Information:

Gary G. Gundersen
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana 70148
Email: ggunders@math.uno.edu

Enid M. Steinbart
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana 70148
Email: esteinba@math.uno.edu

Shupei Wang
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana 70148
Email: swang@math.uno.edu

DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9947-98-02080-7
PII: S 0002-9947(98)02080-7
Received by editor(s): October 11, 1995
Received by editor(s) in revised form: July 6, 1996
Copyright of article: Copyright 1998, American Mathematical Society


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