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Elementary proof of the B. and M. Shapiro conjecture for rational functions

Algebraic Geometry 2012-02-07 v1 Complex Variables

Abstract

We give a new elementary proof of the following theorem: if all critical points of a rational function g belong to the real line then there exists a fractional linear transformation L such that L(g) is a real rational function. Then we interpret the result in terms of Fuchsian differential equations whose general solution is a polynomial and in terms of electrostatics.

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@article{arxiv.math/0512370,
  title  = {Elementary proof of the B. and M. Shapiro conjecture for rational functions},
  author = {Alexandre Eremenko and Andrei Gabrielov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0512370},
  year   = {2012}
}

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21 pages