As we know, for the $$f(x)f(y)=f(x+y)$$ $f(x)=\mathrm e^{\alpha x}$ is a solution.
What about $f(x)f(y)=f(\sqrt{x^2+y^2})$? Does anybody know about the solution of the function equation?
I tried to find $f(x)$. See my attempts below to find $f(x)$.
$$f(x)=a_0+a_1x+\frac{a_2x^2}{2!}+\frac{a_3x^3}{3!}+\cdots$$
$$f(y)=a_0+a_1y+\frac{a_2y^2}{2!}+\frac{a_3y^3}{3!}+\cdots$$
$$f(x)f(y)=a_0f(y)+a_1f(y)x+\frac{a_2f(y)x^2}{2!}+\frac{a_3f(y)x^3}{3!}+\cdots$$
$$f(\sqrt{x^2+y^2})=a_0+a_1\sqrt{x^2+y^2}+\frac{a_2(x^2+y^2)}{2!}+\frac{a_3(x^2+y^2)^{3/2}}{3!}+\cdots=$$
$$f(\sqrt{x^2+y^2})=a_0+a_1y\sqrt{1+(x/y)^2}+\frac{a_2(x^2+y^2)}{2!}+\frac{a_3y^2(1+(x/y)^2)^{3/2}}{3!}+\cdots=f(x)f(y)=a_0f(y)+a_1f(y)x+\frac{a_2f(y)x^2}{2!}+\frac{a_3f(y)x^3}{3!}+\cdots$$
if we use binom expansion for $(1+(x/y)^2)^{m}$
$$(1+(x/y)^2)^{m}=1+\frac{mx^2}{y^2}+\frac{m(m-1)x^4}{2!y^4}+\frac{m(m-1)(m-2)x^6}{3!y^6}+\cdots$$
Let's put the expansion to the equation $f(\sqrt{x^2+y^2})$
$$ \begin{align} & f(\sqrt{x^2+y^2}) =a_0 + a_1 y \left( 1 + \frac{(1/2)x^2}{y^2} + \frac{(1/2)((1/2)-1)x^4}{2!y^4} \right. \\ \\ & \left. {} + \frac{(1/2)((1/2)-1)((1/2)-2)x^6}{3!y^6} + \cdots\right) + \frac{ a_2 (x^2+y^2)}{2!} \\ \\ & + \frac{a_3y^2 \left(1+\frac{(3/2)x^2}{y^2}+\frac{(3/2)((3/2)-1)x^4}{2!y^4}+\frac{(3/2)((3/2)-1)((3/2)-2)x^6}{3!y^6}+\cdots\right)}{3!} +\cdots \\ \\ & = a_0f(y)+a_1f(y)x+\frac{a_2f(y)x^2}{2!}+\frac{a_3f(y)x^3}{3!}+\cdots \end{align} $$
If we equal for all $x^n$ terms in both sides
we can see $a_{2n-1}=0$, but to find $a_{2n}$ seems hard for me. Any idea to find $a_{2n}$
Thanks in advice.