Short proofs of three theorems on harmonic functions

Short proofs of three theorems on harmonic functions
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Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 102 (1988), 906-908

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1988-0934865-6

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We present elementary proofs—shorter than any others that we know—for three related theorems.

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The Routh-Hurwitz problem for polynomials and entire functions

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