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On the Functional Equations f(x+iy)| = |f(x)+f(iy)| and |f(x+iy)| = |f(x)-f(iy)| and on Ivory's Theorem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Hiroshi Haruki*
Affiliation:
Mathematical Institute, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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Considering Cauchy's functional equation

f(z1+z2)=f(z1)+ f(z2),

where f(z) is an entire function of z, we have the following functional equation:

(1) |f(x+iy)|=|f(x)+f(iy)|,

where x and y are real.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1966

References

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