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    An entire function with bounded $n$th derivative is a polynomial of degree at most $n$

    E-TYPSR

    Area
    Complex Analysis
    Topics
    Entire Functions, Liouville's Theorem, Polynomials
    Status
    draft

    Suppose \(f\) is entire and \(f^{(n)}\) is bounded on \(\CC\). Show that \(f\) is a polynomial of degree at most \(n\).

    Solution

    By Liouville or MMP, \(f^{(n)}\) is bounded and entire and thus constant. Integrating a constant \(n\) times yields a polynomial of degree t most \(n\).