Continuity of Cima and Rung's extension and non normal meromorphic functions

Abstract

A function meromorphic in |z| < 1 is constructed such that on every curve in |z| < 1 which goes to |z| = 1 the set of limit points of the function is the entire complex plane. This example is used to prove the existence of non-normal meromorphic functions in |z| < 1 which have continuous set valued extensions. Cima and Rung had introduced a set valued extension for meromorphic functions and proved that all normal meromorphic functions have a continuous extension while all functions with a continuous extension have the Lindelöf property. For a long time it was thought that this might characterize normal meromorphic functions. This paper proves that it is not possible to determine the normality of a meromorphic function by the continuity of Cima and Rung's set valued extension. The paper closes with the open problem: do there exist non-normal analytic functions for which Cima and Rung's set valued extension is continuous?