Midpoints and critical points
Classical Analysis and ODEs
2025-12-09 v1
Abstract
For a degree real polynomial with roots and roots of its derivative, we set , . We prove that one cannot have at the same time and . The result settles a general question about midpoints and critical points of hyperbolic polynomials.
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@article{arxiv.2512.07322,
title = {Midpoints and critical points},
author = {Yousra Gati and Vladimir Petrov Kostov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.07322},
year = {2025}
}