Arguments of zeros of highly log concave polynomials

Details Arguments of zeros of highly log concave polynomials Arguments of zeros of highly log concave polynomials

2010-09-30

arxiv.org/abs/1009.6022v1

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Classical Analysis and ODEs

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For a real polynomial $p = \sum_{i=0}^{n} c_ix^i$ with no negative coefficients and $n\geq 6$, let $\beta (p) = \inf_{i=1}^{n-1} c_i^2/c_{i+1}c_{i-1}$ (so $\beta (p) \geq 1$ entails that $p$ is log concave). If $\beta(p) > 1.45...$, then all roots of $p$ are in the left half plane, and moreover, there is a function $\beta_0 (\theta)$ (for $\pi/2 \leq \theta \leq \pi$) \st $\beta \geq \beta_0(\theta)$ entails all roots of $p$ have arguments in the sector $| \arg z| \geq \theta$ with the smallest possible $\theta$; we determine exactly what this function (and its inverse) is (it turns out to be piecewise smooth, and quite tractible). This is a one-parameter extension of Kurtz's theorem (which asserts that $\beta \geq 4$ entails all roots are real). We also prove a version of Kurtz's theorem with real (not necessarily nonnegative) coefficients.

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