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Analogue of Gauss-Lucas theorem for non convex set on the complex plane

Complex Variables 2015-02-03 v4

Abstract

Let S(ϕ)={z:  arg(z)ϕ}S(\phi)= \{z:\;|\arg(z)|\geq \phi\} be a sector on the complex plane \CC\CC. If ϕπ/2\phi\geq \pi/2, then S(ϕ)S(\phi) is a convex set and, according to the Gauss-Lucas theorem, if a polynomial p(z)p(z) has all its zeros on S(ϕ)S(\phi), then the same is true for the zeros of all its derivatives. In this paper is proved that if the polynomial p(z)p(z) is with real and non negative coefficients, then the same is true also for ϕ<π/2\phi < \pi/2, when the sector is not a convex set on the complex plane.

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@article{arxiv.1402.6425,
  title  = {Analogue of Gauss-Lucas theorem for non convex set on the complex plane},
  author = {Bl. Sendov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1402.6425},
  year   = {2015}
}