Iossif Ostrovskii’s Work on Entire Functions
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https://doi.org/10.15407/mag20.04.02Анотація
Теорiя цiлих функцiй та її застосування були в центрi уваги Й.В. Островського протягом усiєї його кар’єри. Вiн зробив важливий внесок у декiлька галузей цiєї теорiї, i багато з його праць мали важливий вплив на подальшi дослiдження. У цiй статтi ми розглядаємо декiлька з його досягнень.
Mathematical Subject Classification 2020: 30D20, 34L05
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цiла функцiя, лiнiйний диференцiальний операторПосилання
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