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Common Zeros of the Solutions of Two Differential Equations

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We consider two homogeneous linear differential equations and use Nevanlinna theory to determine when the solutions of these differential equations can have the same zeros or nearly the same zeros.

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    Present address: School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK

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Asiri, A. Common Zeros of the Solutions of Two Differential Equations. Comput. Methods Funct. Theory 12, 67–85 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03321813

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