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Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2026-03-12 Colin Tan , Wing-Keung To

This paper discusses the location of zeros of polynomials in a polynomial sequence $\{P_n(z)\}$ generated by a three-term recurrence relation of the form $P_n(z)+ B(z)P_{n-1}(z) +A(z) P_{n-k}(z)=0$ with $k>2$ and the standard initial…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2020-10-21 Innocent Ndikubwayo

We study the effect on the zeros of generating functions of sequences under certain non-linear transformations. Characterizations of P\'olya--Schur type are given of the transformations that preserve the property of having only real and…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2012-04-18 Petter Brändén

Let $\mathcal{F}_n$ be the set of unitary polynomials of degree $n \ge 2$ that have their roots in $\mathbb{Z}^*$. We note $$ Q(x) := x^n+a_{1}x^{n-1}+\dots+a_{n}. $$ We show that any two fixed consecutive coefficients $(a_{j},a_{j+1})$ ($j…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-11-04 Patrick Letendre

Let $f \in { \mathbb R} ( t) [x]$ be given by $ f(t, x) = x^n + t \cdot g(x) $ and $\beta_1 < \dots < \beta_m$ the distinct real roots of the discriminant $\Delta_{(f, x)} (t)$ of $f(t, x)$ with respect to $x$. Let $\gamma$ be the number of…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-05-30 Shuichi Otake , Tony Shaska

Let $\phi(x)=\sum \alpha_n x^n$ be a formal power series with real coefficients, and let $D$ denote differentiation. It is shown that "for every real polynomial $f$ there is a positive integer $m_0$ such that $\phi(D)^mf$ has only real…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2015-06-02 Min-Hee Kim , Young-One Kim

The study of random polynomials has a long and rich history. This paper studies random algebraic polynomials $P_n(x) = a_0 + a_1 x + \ldots + a_{n-1} x^{n-1}$ where the coefficients $(a_k)$ are correlated random variables taken as the…

Probability · Mathematics 2018-02-14 Safari Mukeru

Following a systematic analysis of existing results, we investigate when complete interlacing between the zeros of distinct polynomial sequences, $\{\mathcal{P}_n\}$ and $\{\mathcal{G}_n\}$ can be achieved by using a naturally arising extra…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2026-04-07 Kerstin Jordaan , Vikash Kumar

A remarkable identity involving the Eulerian polynomials of type D was obtained by Stembridge (Adv. Math. 106 (1994), p. 280, Lemma 9.1). In this paper we explore an equivalent form of this identity. We prove Brenti's real-rootedness…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2012-06-05 Shi-Mei Ma

This paper investigates the zero distribution of a sequence of polynomials $\left\{ P_{m}(z)\right\} _{m=0}^{\infty}$ generated by the reciprocal of $1+ct+B(z)t^{2}+A(z)t^{3}$ where $c\in\mathbb{R}$ and $A(z)$, $B(z)$ are real linear…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2018-08-23 Khang Tran , Andres Zumba

A polynomial family $\{p_n(x)\}$ is Appell if it is given by $\frac{e^{xt}}{g(t)} = \sum_{n=0}^\infty p_n(x)t^n$ or, equivalently, $p_n'(x) = p_{n-1}(x)$. If $g(t)$ is an entire function, $g(0)\neq 0$, with at least one zero, the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2008-09-09 Robert P. Boyer William M. Y. Goh

We investigate the probability that a random polynomial with independent, mean-zero and finite variance coefficients has no real zeros. Specifically, we consider a random polynomial of degree $2n$ with coefficients given by an i.i.d.…

Probability · Mathematics 2024-10-29 Promit Ghosal , Sumit Mukherjee

In this paper we characterize real bivariate polynomials which have a small range over large Cartesian products. We show that for every constant-degree bivariate real polynomial $f$, either $|f(A,B)|=\Omega(n^{4/3})$, for every pair of…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2014-03-20 Orit E. Raz , Micha Sharir , József Solymosi

We obtain various irreducibility criteria for pairs of polynomials $(f(X),g(X))$ with integer coefficients whose resultant $Res(f,g)$ is a prime number, or is divisible by a sufficiently large prime number, and also for some of their linear…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-04-25 Nicolae Ciprian Bonciocat

For a univariate real polynomial without zero coefficients, Descartes' rule of signs (completed by an observation of Fourier) says that its numbers $pos$ of positive and $neg$ of negative roots (counted with multiplicity) are majorized…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2023-03-14 Hassen Cheriha , Yousra Gati , Vladimir Petrov Kostov

Suppose $\{P_{n}^{(\alpha, \beta)}(x)\}_{n=0}^\infty $ is a sequence of Jacobi polynomials with $ \alpha, \beta >-1.$ We discuss special cases of a question raised by Alan Sokal at OPSFA in 2019, namely, whether the zeros of $…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2024-02-05 J. Arvesú , K. Driver , L. Littlejohn

It is shown that the polynomial \[p(t) = \text{Tr}[(A+tB)^m]\] has positive coefficients when $m = 6$ and $A$ and $B$ are any two 3-by-3 complex Hermitian positive definite matrices. This case is the first that is not covered by prior,…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-07-06 Christopher J. Hillar , Charles R. Johnson

We show that if a real trigonometric polynomial has few real roots, then the trigonometric polynomial obtained by writing the coefficients in reverse order must have many real roots. This is used to show that a class of random trigonometric…

Probability · Mathematics 2008-12-10 J. Brian Conrey , David W. Farmer , Özlem Imamoglu

In this paper, we investigate the uniqueness problem of difference polynomials $f^{n}(z)P(f(z))L_c(f)$ and $g^{n}(z)P(g(z))L_c(g)$, where $L_c(f)=f(z+c)+c_0f(z)$, $P(z)$ is a polynomial with constant coefficients of degree $m$ sharing a…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2021-03-19 Goutam Haldar

This note investigates the prime values of the polynomial $f(t)=qt^2+a$ for any fixed pair of relatively prime integers $ a\geq 1$ and $ q\geq 1$ of opposite parity. For a large number $x\geq1$, an asymptotic result of the form $\sum_{n\leq…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2021-04-15 N. A. Carella