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On Meromorphic Solutions of the Fermat Type Difference Equations

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In this paper, we discuss the form and related properties of meromorphic solutions of hyper-order strictly less than 1 to Fermat type difference equation, and extend the previous results.

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The work was supported by the NNSF of China (no. 12061042) and the NSF of Shandong Province (ZR2022MA071).

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Qi, X., Yang, L. On Meromorphic Solutions of the Fermat Type Difference Equations. Mediterr. J. Math. 21, 122 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00009-024-02643-y

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