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In this paper we develop an appropriate theory of positive definite functions on the complex plane from first principles and show some consequences of positive definiteness for meromorphic functions.
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The first author acknowledges partial support by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, PEst-OE/MAT/UI0209/2011.
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Buescu, J., Paixão, A.C. Complex Variable Positive Definite Functions. Complex Anal. Oper. Theory 8, 937–954 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11785-013-0319-1
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