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In this paper, we first point out a relationship between the Second Main Theorem for algebriod functions in Nevanlinna theory and Wirsing's theorem in Diophantine approximation. This motivates a unified proof for both theorems. The second part of this paper deals with “moving targets” problem for holomorphic maps to Riemann surfaces. Its counterpart in Diophantine approximation follows from a recent work of Thomas J. Tucker. In this paper, we point out Tucker's result in the special case of the approximation by rational points could be obtained by doing a “translation” and applying the corresponding result with fixed target. However, we could not completely recover Tucker's result concerning the approximation by algebraic points. In the last part of this paper, cases in higher dimensions are studied. Some partial results in higher dimensions are obtained and some conjectures are raised.
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Received August 26, 1997; in final form June 30, 1998
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Ru, M. Algebroid functions, Wirsing's theorem and their relations. Math Z 233, 137–148 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00004787
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00004787