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Sendov's Conjecture: A note on a paper of D\'{e}got

Complex Variables 2018-04-27 v1

Abstract

Sendov's conjecture states that if all the zeroes of a complex polynomial P(z)P(z) of degree at least two lie in the unit disk, then within a unit distance of each zero lies a critical point of P(z)P(z). In a paper that appeared in 2014, D\'{e}got proved that, for each a(0,1)a\in (0,1), there exists an integer NN such that for any polynomial P(z)P(z) with degree greater than NN, if P(a)=0P(a) = 0 and all zeroes lie inside the unit disk, the disk za1|z-a|\leq 1 contains a critical point of P(z)P(z). Based on this result, we derive an explicit formula N(a)\mathcal{N}(a) for each a(0,1)a \in (0,1) and, consequently obtain a uniform bound NN for all a[α,β]a\in [\alpha , \beta] where 0<α<β<10<\alpha < \beta < 1. This (partially) addresses the questions posed in D\'{e}got's paper.

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@article{arxiv.1804.09953,
  title  = {Sendov's Conjecture: A note on a paper of D\'{e}got},
  author = {Taboka Chalebgwa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1804.09953},
  year   = {2018}
}

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19 pages

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