Lyapunov exponents and related concepts for entire functions

Abstract

Let $f$ be an entire function and denote by $f^\#$ be the spherical derivative of $f$ and by $f^n$ the $n$-th iterate of $f$. For an open set $U$ intersecting the Julia set $J(f)$, we consider how fast $\sup_{z\in U} (f^n)^\#(z)$ and $\int_U (f^n)^\#(z)^2 dx\:dy$ tend to $\infty$. We also study the growth rate of the sequence $(f^n)^\#(z)$ for $z\in J(f)$.