# find all the entire functions that satisfies a given condition

I have been struggling to find a solution for this problem:

Find all the entire analytic functions $f(z)$ (analytic in the complex plane) that satisfy the condition $|z^2f(z)-3+e^z|\leq3$ for all $z \in \mathbb{C}$.

Any ideas?

If $f(z)$ is entire, then $g(z)=z^2f(z)-3+e^z$ is entire. But $g$ is bounded and entire, so by Liouville's theorem it reduces to a constant. Solving for $f(z)$, we find it has to have a pole at $0$, so there are no solutions.
to make sure i'm getting it right, Liouville's theorem says that a bounded entire function is a constant, so $|z^2f(z)-3+e^z|$ is a constant since the expression is entire, therefore solving $z^2f(z)-3+e^z=c$ well yield $f(z)=(1/(z^3))(c+3-e^z)$ but then $f(z)$ has a pole at $z=0$, which is contradictory to the given info that it is entire, therefore there is no solutions for the problem. that sounds right, thank you very much. –  Jar Aug 26 '12 at 1:47
Be careful with your absolute value signs! You know $z^2f(z)-3+e^z$ is entire, not its absolute value. –  Potato Aug 26 '12 at 2:32