1. Introduction
Let
f and
g be entire transcendental functions and
. For the study of the comparative growth of the functions
f and
g, the mathematician Ch. Roy [
1] used the relative order
and the lower relative order
of the function
f with respect to the function
g; i.e., the growth of the function
f with respect to the function
g is identified with the growth of the function
as
, where
is the inverse function of
Research on the relative growth of entire functions was continued by S.K. Data, T. Biswas, and other mathematicians (see, for example, [
2,
3,
4,
5]) in terms of maximal terms, the Nevanlinna characteristic function, and the
k-logarithmic orders. In particular, they [
6] considered the relative growth of entire functions of two complex variables and examined [
7] the relative growth of entire Dirichlet series by use of
R-orders. Relative growth allows us to describe the properties of a very wide class of functions since we can freely choose the analytical function with respect to which we find growth characteristics. This provides a sufficiently flexible growth scale. The Hadamard composition is another notion intensively used in the paper. It is rich its unexpected connections and applications in the theory of functions. The Hadamard composition is very important in studying the properties of various classes of functions generated by power series and Dirichlet series. The notion is deeply connected with the convolution of functions. Many of its generalizations are known. Recently, a conception of the Hadamard composition of the genus
was introduced [
8]. Moreover, the connection between the growth of the functions and the growth of the Hadamard composition of the genus
of
F was investigated in the terms of generalized orders and convergence classes. These authors studied the pseudostarlikeness and pseudoconvexity of the Hadamard composition of the genus
m. The use of the Hadamard composition of the genus
m for Dirichlet series allows us to replace the examination of the growth properties of such a composition by the examination of the growth properties of the dominant function in the composition, etc. Moreover, the approach could be useful in theory of the Dirichlet–Hadamard–Kong product of a finite Dirichlet series [
9]. In this product, the exponents of product function, such as the Dirichlet series, are linear combinations of the exponents of generating functions.
Suppose that
is a sequence of non-negative numbers,
, increasing to
, and by
we denote a class of Dirichlet series:
with the abscissa of the absolute convergence
such that
. The abscissa
is some analog of the radius
R of convergence; if we let
and
then we obtain a power series with
For
, let
and
be the maximal term of the series (
1). If
, then the function
can be bounded on
, and in order that
as
, it is necessary and sufficient that
. In what follows, we will assume that
as
. Let us prove
The last series uniformly converges in
. We can integrate it and use such an equality:
Then, we obtain
then
In view of the inequality
, the function
is increasing to
and continuous on
for each function
. Therefore, there exists the function
inverse to
, which increases to
A on
.
By L, we denote a class of continuous non-negative functions such that for , and strictly increases to as . We say that if and , as . Finally, if and as for each positive real constant , i. e., , is a slowly increasing function. Clearly, .
If
,
,
,
and
then the growth of the function
F with respect to the function
G is comparable [
10,
11] to the growth of the function
as
, i.e., the generalized
-order
and the generalized lower
-order
of the function
with respect to a function
, which we define as follows
The connection between the growth of the function
and the growth of the functions
and
in terms of generalized orders has been studied in [
10,
11], where formulae were found for calculating
and
in terms of the coefficients
and
.
Another approach to studying the growth of the Dirichlet series (
1) is to compare the growth of the function
with the growth of some convex function
. Using the function
, we will study the relative growth of a function
with respect to the functions
and
.
2. Relative -Type and Convergence -Class
For
, we denote by
a class of positive unbounded
functions
such that its derivative
is a positive, continuously differentiable, and increasing to
function on
. For example, the function
belongs to the class
Let
be the inverse function to
and let the function
be the function associated with
in the sense of Newton. Then, according to [
12,
13], such a defined function,
, is continuously differentiable and increasing to
on
, and the function
is continuously differentiable and increasing to
A on
.
Definition 1 ([
14]
). For a Dirichlet series with an arbitrary abscissa of absolute convergence and for the function , the quantity is called the Φ
-type of the function F. By analogy, if and , , then we call the quantityas the Φ
-type of the function F with respect to the function G. Now, suppose that
; then, function
is continuous and increasing to
on
; thus, there exists the function
, which is the inverse of the function
, and which increases to 0 on
. Therefore,
strictly increases to
, and we can define the
-type of the function
F with respect to the function
G as follows:
If
, then we define
and if
, then we define
Above, we have proved that . Obviously, is an increasing function. Then, for all , one has ; that is, . This means that Similarly, . To obtain estimates for and from above, we need the following lemma.
Lemma 1 ([
15]
). Let , . Suppose that a function f is positive, continuous, and increasing to A on . For , we assert thatand let g be a function continuous on such that on and for if . Lemma 1 is proved in [
15] for the case
and in [
16] for the case
. Using this lemma, we prove the following statement.
Lemma 2. Let , , (or ), and (respectively, ). Suppose that ,m and for all ,Ifthen (respectively, ). Proof. Choose
in Lemma 1. Then,
and (
8) implies (
5). Since
, condition (
7) implies
; therefore,
and by Lemma 1, for all
that are sufficiently close to
A, the following two-sided inequality holds:
because
as
.
If
and
, then, from (
9), we obtain
Similarly, If
and
then
The proof of Lemma 2 is completed. □
In the case when the function
,
is of the
-type zero with
for the study of the growth of
, the authors of paper [
14] introduced the convergence
-class on the condition that the following integral; i.e.,
, is finite.
Definition 2. Similarly, we will say that a function belongs to the convergence Φ
-class with respect to the function ifand that it belongs to the convergence Φ
-class with respect to the function if In
Section 5 we present examples of functions
F belonging to the convergence
-class with the respect to the function
Lemma 3. Let , , , and as and conditions (7) and (8) hold. Suppose that if , and if . In order for F to belong to the convergence Φ
-class with respect to , it is necessary and sufficient thatIn order for F to belong to the convergence Φ
-class with respect to , it is necessary and sufficient that Proof. In view of Cauchy’s inequality, the finiteness of the integral (
10) implies the finiteness of the integral (
12). Similarly, the validity of (
11) yields the validity of (
12). Before moving on to the proof of the converse implications, we remark that it is proved in [
17] that if
, then
We also remark that the condition
as
implies
for all
, where
.
Therefore, estimate (
9) implies
and thus, (
12) implies (
10).
Similarly,
and thus, (
13) implies (
11). The proof of Lemma 3 is thus completed. □
3. -Type of Hadamard Compositions
Below, we introduce the notion of the Hadamard composition of genus
m for the Dirichlet series. It was first introduced in [
8] for the Dirichlet series in the half-plane. The multidimensional Hadamard composition was considered in [
18].
Definition 3 ([
8]
). Dirichlet series (1) is called the Hadamard composition of genus m of the following Dirichlet seriesif , where is a homogeneous polynomial of degree . We remark that the usual Hadamard composition [
19,
20] is a special case of the Hadamard composition of the genus
. The quasi-Hadamard product was considered in [
21].
It is clear that if the function
F is the Hadamard composition of genus
of the functions
, then
The function
is called dominant, if
and
as
for
. It is shown in [
8] that if the function
is dominant then
For the Hadamard composition of Dirichlet series (
14), the following theorem is true.
Theorem 1. Let , , and conditions (7) and (8) hold. Let , , and the function is the Hadamard composition of genus of the functions , . If and either or andfor , then . If, in addition, is dominant, then if and if and .
Proof. Since (
15) implies
we have
In view of (
3) and Cauchy’s inequality, we have
for every
, all
, and all
j, i.e.,
, and from (
17), we obtain for all
If
, then
for all
, and (
18) implies
. Therefore, in view of the condition
, we obtain
i.e., in view of the arbitrariness of
T, we obtain
. On the other hand, through Lemma 2, one has
. Therefore,
.
Now, let
, and the inequality
is true. Then,
for every
and all
, and (
18) implies
, whence, as above, in view of the condition
, we obtain
i.e., in view of the arbitrariness of
T and Lemma 2,
, Q.E.D.
If
is dominant, then (
16) implies
. Therefore, if
, then
for
, and in view of the condition
and through Lemma 2, we have
.
If
and
, then, similarly, one has
and thus, through Lemma 2,
The proof of Theorem 1 is thus completed. □
Let us now consider the case where ; i.e., . Then, , whence we obtain , because . If is dominant, then and . Therefore, Lemma 2 implies the following statement.
Corollary 1. Let , and conditions (7) and (8) hold. Let , and the function is the Hadamard composition of genus of the function , . Then, . If, in addition, is a dominant, then In Theorem 1 and Corollary 1, we assumed that the comparing function G belongs to the class . Now, we consider the case .
Theorem 2. Let , , , and conditions (7) and (8) are fulfilled. Let , , and the function is the Hadamard composition of genus of the function , . If and either or andfor , then . If, in addition, is dominant, then if , and if and .
Proof. In view of (
4), we have
for every
, all
and all
j, i.e.,
, and from (
17), we obtain for all
If
, then (
19) implies
for
. Therefore, in view of the condition
, we obtain
i.e., in view of the arbitrariness of
T, we obtain
. On the other hand, through Lemma 2, the following inequality
holds. Therefore,
.
Suppose that
and
then
for every
and all
. Multiplying the last estimate
m times by itself and applying (
19), we deduce
. Hence, as above, in view of the condition
, we obtain
, i.e., in view of the arbitrariness of
T and Lemma 2, one has
, Q.E.D.
If the function
is a dominant and
, then (
16) implies
for
, and in view of the condition
, as above, we obtain
, and through Lemma 2, we have
.
If the function is a dominant, and , then, as in the proof of Theorem 1, we obtain and by Lemma 2 we have . The proof of Theorem 2 is thus completed. □
Repeating the proof of Corollary 1, we obtain the following statement.
Corollary 2. Let , and conditions (7) and (8) hold. Let , , and the function is a Hadamard composition of genus of the function , . Then, . If, in addition, is dominant, then . 4. Convergence -Classes of the Hadamard Compositions
Let, at first,
, and the function
,
is the Hadamard composition of genus
of the functions
. Suppose that each
belongs to the convergence
-class with respect to
G; i.e.,
Since
, as
, we have
where
.
Theorem 3. Let , , , , as , and let conditions (7) and (8) hold. Let , , and the function is the Hadamard composition of genus of the function , . If all functions belong to the convergence Φ-class with respect to G, and either or and for all or and , then the function F belongs to the convergence Φ-class with respect to G.
If the function F belongs to the convergence Φ-class with respect to G, then the function is dominant, and either or and for all or and ; then, all functions belong to the convergence Φ-class with respect to G.
Proof. From (
17) and (
20), we obtain
Therefore, if all functions
belong to the convergence
-class with respect to the function
G, then
If
, then
for
, and (
21) implies (
12); i.e., through Lemma 3, the function
F belongs to the convergence
-class with respect to the function
G.
If
and
for all
, then
i.e., (
12) holds, and through Lemma 3,
F belongs to the convergence
-class with respect to
G.
If
and
, then
, and (
21) implies (
12); i.e., through Lemma 3, the function
F belongs to the convergence
-class with respect to the function
G, Q.E.D.
Now, let
F belong to the convergence
-class with respect to
G, and
is dominant. Then, (
16) implies
. Therefore, if
, then
, and in view of the condition
, we obtain
, whence it follows that the function
belongs to the convergence
-class with respect to the function
G, provided that
F belongs to the convergence
-class with respect to
G.
The same conclusion can be made when and .
Finally, if
and
for all
, then
whence, by Lemma 3, it follows that the function
belongs to the convergence
-class with respect to the function
G. Since the function
is dominant, all functions
belong to the convergence
-class with respect to the function
G. The proof of Theorem 3 is thus completed. □
The following theorem indicates the conditions necessary for functions to belong to the convergence -class with respect to .
Theorem 4. Let , , , , as , and let the conditions (7) and (8) hold. Let , , and the function is the Hadamard composition of genus of the function , . If all belong to the convergence Φ-class with respect to G and either or and for all or and , then F belongs to the convergence Φ-class with respect to G.
If F belongs to the convergence Φ-class with respect to G, is dominant, and either or , and for all or and ; then, all belong to the convergence Φ-class with respect to G.
Proof. As in proof Theorem 3, from (
17) and (
20), now, in view of the condition
, we obtain
i.e.,
provided that all functions
belong to the convergence
-class with respect to the function
.
If
, then
for
, and (
22) implies (
13); i.e., through Lemma 3,
F belongs to the convergence
-class with respect to
G.
If
and
for all
, then, as in the proof Theorem 3,
i.e., (
13) is true, and through Lemma 3, the function
F belongs to the convergence
-class with respect to the function
G.
If
and
, then
, and (
22) implies (
13); i.e., through Lemma 3,
F belongs to the convergence
-class with respect to
G, Q.E.D.
Now, let F belong to the convergence -class with respect to G, and is dominant. If , then, as above from the inequality , in view of the condition , we obtain , whence it follows that belongs to the convergence -class with respect to G, provided that F belongs to the convergence -class with respect to G.
The same conclusion can be made when and .
Finally, if
and
for all
, then
i.e.,
belongs to the convergence
-class with respect to
G. Since the function
is dominant, all functions
belong to the convergence
-class with respect to the function
G. The proof of Theorem 4 is thus completed. □
5. Examples
By choosing the functions G, F, and in one way or another, we can obtain the corresponding statements from Theorems 3 and 4.
At first, let us assume that the entire Dirichlet series (
2) reduces to an exponential monomial; i.e.,
. Then,
for all
and
as
. Therefore, if
, then the function
belongs to the convergence
-class with respect to
G if, and only if,
i.e., we arrive at the convergence
-class of the one considered in [
14]. Let us choose again
, where
. Then,
. It is not difficult to establish the following properties:
Choose
. Then,
and
because
as
; i.e., (
8) holds if
. With this choice of function
, relation (
23) has the form
, and Theorem 3 implies the following statement.
Corollary 3. Let the function be the Hadamard composition of genus of the functions , , let the function be dominant, and let and for some Then, in order thatit is necessary and sufficient that for all j, Now, let
Then,
,
, and
for
. Therefore, if
, then the function
belongs to the convergence
-class with respect to
G if, and only if,
We choose
such that
for
, where
. Then, it is easy to check that
. Put
and calculate
,
and
Therefore, Theorem 3 implies the following statement.
Corollary 4. Let the function be the Hadamard composition of genus of the functions , , let the the function be dominant, and let for some Then, in order thatit is necessary and sufficient that for all j, Finally, if
, then, for
, we have
i.e.,
,
; thus,
. Therefore, (
11) holds with
if
We choose
,
. Then,
,
,
and
provided
as
. Therefore, Theorem 4 implies the following statement.
Corollary 5. Let the function be the Hadamard composition of the genus of the functions and , as . If for all j, then .
Note that for entire function
f of order
G. Valiron ([
22], p. 18) introduced the convergence class via the condition
, where
; and P.K. Kamthan [
23] extended the concept of the Valiron class to the entire Dirichlet series, defining the convergence class by the condition
.