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Unicity theorems for meromorphic functions that share three values. (English) Zbl 0868.30032
Two meromorphic functions $$f$$ and $$g$$ share the complex value $$a$$ if $$f(z)=a$$ implies $$g(z)=a$$ and vice versa. The value $$a$$ is shared CM (counting multiplicities) if, in addition, $$f$$ and $$g$$ have the same multiplicities at each $$a$$-point.
Let $$f$$ and $$g$$ be distinct non-constant meromorphic functions in the complex plane sharing the value $$0$$, $$1$$ and $$\infty$$ CM.
The main result of the paper under review is Theorem 4: If $N(r,1/(f-a))\neq T(r,f)+ S(r,f)\tag{$$*$$}$ then $$f$$ and $$g$$ are related by one of the following relations: $$(f-a)(g+a-1)= a(1-a)$$, $$f+(a-1)g=a$$ or $$f=ag$$.
G. Brosch [Eindeutigkeitssätze für meromorphe Funktionen, Dissertation, RWTH Aachen (1989; Zbl 0694.30027)] already proved (Folgerung 5.2, which is a corollary to a result of E. Mues) that the condition $$(*)$$ implies $$f=L(g)$$ with a Möbius transformation $$L$$. The conclusion of Theorem 4 then follows immediately. The proof in the present paper is almost identical to the proof of G. Brosch.

##### MSC:
 30D35 Value distribution of meromorphic functions of one complex variable, Nevanlinna theory 30D30 Meromorphic functions of one complex variable (general theory) 30D20 Entire functions of one complex variable (general theory)
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