Sufficient conditions for starlikeness and convexity in .
We consider the functional equation f(z+σ) - f(z) = g(z) where σ is a complex number, f and g are entire functions of a complex variable z, with growth conditions. We prove the existence of certain types of solutions of this equation by an a priori estimate method in certain weighted L2-spaces.
Hurwitz pairs and triples are discussed in connection with algebra, complex analysis, and field theory. The following results are obtained: (i) A field operator of Dirac type, which is called a Hurwitz operator, is introduced by use of a Hurwitz pair and its characterization is given (Theorem 1). (ii) A field equation of the elliptic Neveu-Schwarz model of superstring theory is obtained from the Hurwitz pair (⁴,³) (Theorem 2), and its counterpart connected with the Hurwitz triple is mentioned....