# we-solve research prompt: Math-1915, Composite periodic entire functions

Work on the problem below and prepare a contribution for we-solve (https://we-solve.github.io/problems/composite-periodic-entire-functions/).

## Rules
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## Problem statement (quoted material)
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% UnsolvedMath ID 3700014; source catalogue code AMR-036-0014
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\section*{Composite periodic entire functions}\label{3700014}
{\small UnsolvedMath ID 3700014 · AMR-036-0014 · Analysis · AMR Open Problem Lists}
\subsection{Definitions and mathematical statement}
Let $f,g:\mathbb C\to\mathbb C$ be nonconstant entire
functions. A nonzero number $T$ is a period of $f\circ g$
if $f(g(z+T))=f(g(z))$ for every $z\in\mathbb C$.
Classify the pairs for which such a period exists.

The proposed classification says that every pair belongs,
after affine changes of the intermediate variable, to at
least one of the following types. The function $g$ is
periodic; or there are $T,K\ne0$ with
$g(z+T)=g(z)+K$ and $f(w+K)=f(w)$; or $g$ is a
polynomial of degree two; or
\[
 g=P\circ h,\qquad \deg P=2,\qquad
 h(z+T)=h(z)+K,\qquad
 (f\circ P)(w+K)=(f\circ P)(w),
\]
where $h$ is entire and $T,K\ne0$.
In considering a type, one may choose a suitable nonzero
period, rather than fixing one particular period in advance.

An affine change of the intermediate variable means replacing
$(f,g)$ by $(f\circ L^{-1},L\circ g)$ with
$L(w)=aw+b$, $a\ne0$, which leaves the composition unchanged.
The quadratic alternative is a necessary structural
possibility for an already periodic composition, not the
assertion that every outer function produces a periodic
composition with every quadratic polynomial.
Prove that these mechanisms exhaust all possibilities,
or construct a pair outside them. Excluding constant
functions removes compositions that are trivially periodic
regardless of the inner function.
\subsection{Short English statement}
Must every periodic composition of nonconstant entire functions arise from the listed periodic, translation, or quadratic mechanisms?
\subsection{Sources}
\begin{itemize}
\item[S1] ULAM.AI and the UnsolvedMath Contributors, supplied problems.json, record 3700014 (AMR-036-0014), AMR Open Problem Lists. Catalogue identity and source transcription; CC BY 4.0.
\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/ulamai/UnsolvedMath}.
\item[S2] Eremenko - My favorite unsolved problems, Composite periodic entire functions conjecture. Original source indexed by AMR-036-0014.
\url{https://www.math.purdue.edu/~eremenko/uns1.html}.
\item[S3] A. Eremenko, Composite periodic entire functions. Author-maintained primary problem note.
\url{https://www.math.purdue.edu/~eremenko/dvi/periodic.pdf}.
\end{itemize}
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- https://www.unsolvedmath.com/problems/AMR-036-0014

## Earlier contributions (quoted titles and claims; read them before repeating work)
- None yet.

## Output template (paste the filled template into the submission form)
Problem: TOP-3700014
Title:
Claim type: full solution | full disproof | partial result | conditional result | computational evidence | literature report | exploration
Scope: (exactly what is proved, disproved or found)
Assumptions and limitations:
Write-up: (Markdown with LaTeX maths, or TeX)
Models used: (select every model, or None for people-only work)
Thinking level / time: (the separate required dropdown; actual setting, mixed, time budget, unknown or not applicable)
Per-model versions, thinking and roles: (one line per model: name | version: exact version or unknown | thinking: actual level or unknown | time: actual budget/duration or unknown | role: work performed)
Model eligibility and verification evidence: (where needed, identify the demonstrated architecture or checking model, its settings, checked scope and supporting evidence)
Human contributors and roles:
References: (only ones you have checked)