A note on the value distribution of $\phi f^2 f^{(k)}-1$

Abstract

In this paper, we study the value distribution of the differential polynomial $\varphi f^2f^{(k)}-1$, where $f(z)$ is a transcendental meromorphic function, $\varphi (z)\;(\not\equiv 0)$ is a small function of $f(z)$ and $k\;(\geq 2)$ is a positive integer. We obtain an inequality concerning the Nevanlinna Characteristic function $T(r,f)$ estimated by reduced counting function only. Our result extends the result due to J.F. Xu and H.X. Yi [J. Math. Inequal., 10 (2016), 971-976].