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On Zeroes of Random Polynomials and Applications to Unwinding

Probability 2019-04-12 v3 Complex Variables

Abstract

Let μ\mu be a probability measure in C\mathbb{C} with a continuous and compactly supported density function, let z1,,znz_1, \dots, z_n be independent random variables, ziμz_i \sim \mu, and consider the random polynomial pn(z)=k=1n(zzk). p_n(z) = \prod_{k=1}^{n}{(z - z_k)}. We determine the asymptotic distribution of {zC:pn(z)=pn(0)}\left\{z \in \mathbb{C}: p_n(z) = p_n(0)\right\}. In particular, if μ\mu is radial around the origin, then those solutions are also distributed according to μ\mu as nn \rightarrow \infty. Generally, the distribution of the solutions will reproduce parts of μ\mu and condense another part on curves. We use these insights to study the behavior of the Blaschke unwinding series on random data.

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@article{arxiv.1807.05587,
  title  = {On Zeroes of Random Polynomials and Applications to Unwinding},
  author = {Stefan Steinerberger and Hau-tieng Wu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.05587},
  year   = {2019}
}