Entire function confined to a half-plane is constant

ID: entire-function-confined-to-a-half-plane-is-constant

If an entire function satisfies for constants and real , then is entire and has modulus at most . The Liouville theorem makes it constant, and differentiating gives since the exponential never vanishes. The conclusion also applies after rotating and translating any containing half-plane; separate bounds on the real and imaginary parts are unnecessary.

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