Entire solutions of a certain type differential-difference equation and differential-difference analogue of Bruck conjecture

Abstract

In the paper, we find out the precise form of the finite order entire solutions of the following differential-difference equation \[f^{(k)}(z)=\sideset{}{^n_{j=0}}{\sum} a_j f(z+jc),\] where $a_0, a_1,\ldots,a_n(\neq 0)\in\mathbb{C}$. Also in the paper we study the differential-difference analogue of Br\"{u}ck conjecture and derive a uniqueness result of finite order entire function $f(z)$ having a Borel exceptional small function of $f(z)$, when $f^{(k)}(z)$ and $\sideset{}{^n_{j=0}}{\sum} a_j f(z+jc)$ share a small function of $f(z)$. The obtained results, significantly generalize and improve the results due to Liu and Dong (Some results related to complex differential-difference equations of certain types, Bull. Korean Math. Soc., 51 (5) (2014), 1453-1467). Some examples are given to ensure the necessity of the condition (s) of our main results.