A property of a partial theta function
Abstract
The series converges for and defines a {\em partial theta function}. For any fixed it has infinitely many negative zeros. It is known that for taking one of the {\em spectral} values , , (where , ) the function has a double zero which is the rightmost of its real zeros (the rest of them being simple). For the partial theta function has no multiple real zeros. We prove that: 1) for the function is a product of a degree real polynomial without real roots and a function of the Laguerre-P\'olya class ; 2) for , , , where are the zeros of ; 3) for any fixed , , the function has at most finitely-many multiple zeros; 4) for any the function is a product of a real polynomial without real zeros and a function of the Laguerre-P\'olya class . 5) for any fixed , , and for sufficiently large, the function has a zero close to . These are all but finitely-many of the zeros of .
Cite
@article{arxiv.1504.01524,
title = {A property of a partial theta function},
author = {Vladimir Petrov Kostov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1504.01524},
year = {2015}
}