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On linear combinations of Chebyshev polynomials

Number Theory 2015-07-01 v1

Abstract

We investigate an infinite sequence of polynomials of the form: a0Tn(x)+a1Tn1(x)++amTnm(x)a_0T_{n}(x)+a_{1}T_{n-1}(x)+\cdots+a_{m}T_{n-m}(x) where (a0,a1,,am)(a_0,a_1,\ldots,a_m) is a fixed m-tuple of real numbers, a0,am0a_0,a_m\ne0, Ti(x)T_i(x) are Chebyshev polynomials of the first kind, n=m,m+1,m+2,n=m,m+1,m+2,\ldots Here we analyse the structure of the set of zeros of such polynomial, depending on AA and its limit points when nn tends to infinity. Also the expression of envelope of the polynomial is given. An application in number theory, more precise, in the theory of Pisot and Salem numbers is presented.

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@article{arxiv.1311.2230,
  title  = {On linear combinations of Chebyshev polynomials},
  author = {Dragan Stankov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1311.2230},
  year   = {2015}
}

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19 pages, 1 figure

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