Proving Boundedness of Entire Functions with Harmonic Components

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In summary, the conversation is about proving that uv=>0 is bounded in order to show that an entire function is constant. The person is asking for clarification on the conditions of u and v being harmonic and how they relate to the proof. They also mention using Louivilles theorem and realizing they were assuming that u and v were bounded.
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Hey,

I'm trying to prove that uv=>0 is bounded so I can state that an entire function is constant when f = u + iv, when f is entire.

I have worked out the rest but I'm struggling to prove that its bounded,

Can you say u=>0, v=>0 then u + v => 0, and that bounded from below?
 
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Hey,

I'm trying to prove that uv=>0 is bounded so I can state that an entire function is constant when f = u + iv, when f is entire.

I'm not sure what you are trying to prove - is it given that u,v are harmonic & uv>=0 ?
 
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f = u + iv is an entire function,

that means u and v are harmonic right?

and it asks to show f is constant if uv=>0 everywhere

I think i have done that part just using louivilles theorem, but i realized i was just assuming u and v were bounded
 

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