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Dual Smale's mean value conjecture for odd polynomials

Complex Variables 2025-10-21 v1

Abstract

We prove Dual Smale's mean value conjecture for all odd polynomials with nonzero linear term. Precisely, if PP is an odd polynomial of degree d3d\ge3 with P(0)=0P(0)=0 and P(0)=1P'(0)=1, then there exists a critical point ζ\zeta of PP such that P(ζ)ζ1d. \left|\frac{P(\zeta)}{\zeta}\right| \ge \frac1d. This result can be regarded as a dual counterpart of T. W. Ng's theorem on Smale's mean value conjecture for odd polynomials with nonzero linear term [J. Aust. Math. Soc. 75 (2003), 409--411].

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@article{arxiv.2510.16875,
  title  = {Dual Smale's mean value conjecture for odd polynomials},
  author = {Quanyu Tang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.16875},
  year   = {2025}
}

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4 pages. Comments and suggestions are welcome

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