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No zeros of the partial theta function in the unit disk

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2024-12-17 v1

Abstract

We prove that for q(1,0)(0,1)q\in (-1,0)\cup (0,1), the partial theta function θ(q,x):=j=0qj(j+1)/2xj\theta (q,x):=\sum _{j=0}^{\infty}q^{j(j+1)/2}x^j has no zeros in the closed unit disk.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2208.09400,
  title  = {No zeros of the partial theta function in the unit disk},
  author = {Vladimir Petrov Kostov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2208.09400},
  year   = {2024}
}
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