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List of non-real small zeroes for $\zeta'$
I would like to have a list of small non-real zeroes for the derivatif $\zeta'$ of Riemann's $\zeta$ function. Maple gave me few but I am not quite sure that it missed some. Is there such a list ...
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Zeros of trigonometric polynomials
Pólya and Szegö showed that for \begin{eqnarray} u(\theta) &=& a_0 + a_1\cos\theta + a_2\cos(2\theta) + \cdots + a_n\cos(n\theta), \\ v(\theta) &=& a_1\sin\theta + a_2\sin(2\theta) + \...
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Zeros of complex polynomials uniformly close in the unit disk
If we have two sequences of degree $n$ monic polynomials $f_n(z)$ and $g_n(z)$, with zeros of $f_n, g_n$ lies outside the unit circle, i.e. in $\{z:|z|\ge 1\}$, and for any $r\in(0,1)$ we know $\lim_{...
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Does every closed and infinite-dimensional subspace of $C[0,1]$ contain a non-zero function with uncountable zero set?
As stated in the title, does every closed and infinite-dimensional subspace of $C[0,1]$, the space of continuous functions on the unit interval, contain a non-zero function whose zero set is ...
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Probability Brownian motion has a zero in a set
Let $(W_t)_{t\geq0}$ be a standard Brownian motion, for any Borel measurable set $A\subseteq(0,\infty)$ I define $\mu(A):=\mathbb P[\exists t\in A: W_t=0]$. It is well known that if $A=[a,b]\setminus ...
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An extension of Lehmer's conjecture on Ramanujan's tau function
For a finite additive abelian group $G$, its Davenport constant $D(G)$ is the smallest positive integer $n$ such that for any $a_1,\ldots,a_n\in G$ there is a nonempty subset $I$ of $\{1,\ldots,n\}$ ...
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Asymptotics of an entire function with real zeroes on the real line
Define $ F(x) := A x^m e^{B x} \prod_{k \geqslant 1} (1 - x/\alpha_k)e^{x/\alpha_k} $ where we suppose that $ \alpha_k \in \mathbb{R} $. This function is defined on the whole complex plane and is ...
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What is the length of an algebraic curve?
The following question seems to be somewhat standard, but I was unable to find any reference. I would be grateful for any pointers to relevant literature. We consider a real polynomial $p(x,y)$ of ...
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Characterizing the unimodular functions from the closed disk $\overline{\mathbb{D}}$ to $\mathbb{C}$ with constraints
Let $\mathbb{D}$ be the open disc. It is well known that if $f:\mathbb{D}\to\mathbb{C}$ is analytic, continuous on the boundary, and is unimodular (say with a finite number of zeros) then $f$ is a ...
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Zeroes of elementary polynomials without involving closed-form solutions
Consider the following two polynomials, where $n$ is an integer: $$ p_n(x) = x^3-\frac1nx-\frac2n, \\ q_n(x) = x^2-\frac2n. $$ For any $n$, let $x_p=x_p(n)$ and $x_q=x_q(n)$ be the unique positive ...
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Proof that the zeroes of certain polynomials are increasing with respect to degree
Choose $k+1$ positive integers $d_j\in\{0,1,2,3,\ldots\}$ and let $d=(d_1,\ldots,d_k)$. Consider the following polynomial equation over the positive reals: $$ \sum_{j=1}^{k}\frac1{x^{d_j}} = x^{d_{k+1}...
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Sequence of real-rooted polynomials
I've been interested in proving a log-concavity result via proving that certain family of polynomials is real-rooted. By performing a sequence of transformations, I can reduce that problem to proving ...
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Bound for zero-crossings of heat equation
I am considering the following problem. Let $\mathcal{P}$ the classical heat-diffusion problem: $$\mathcal{P} : \left(\partial_t u (t,x)=\frac{1}{2}\partial_{xx}^2u(t,x)\text{ with }u(0,\cdot) = f(x)\...
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Is $\Gamma(z,1)\not=0$ for all $z$ with $\Re(z)<0$?
I found this paper online which appears to present zeros of the incomplete gamma function within the right half plane. It makes me think that there are no zeros in the left half plane. Not sure how to ...
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Functional continuity of eigenvalues?
We have the following theorems! Corollary VI.1.6 [Bhatia: Matrix Analysis]: Let $a_j(t)$, where $1\leq j \leq n$ be continuous complex valued functions defined on an interval $I$. Then there exists ...
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Inequality involving convolution roots
I am struggling with the following problem. Let $f$ be a real smooth function. Let assume that $f$ is: increasing strictly convex on $(-\infty,0)$ strictly concave on $(0,+\infty)$ Let $\sigma>0$ ...
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Partitions, weights and polynomials with roots on the unit circle
Let us consider the set $[n]=\{1,\ldots,n\}$ and all of its partitions into exactly $m$ blocks, but let us allow each block to be internally ordered. For example, taking $n=6$ and $m=2$, we will ...
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On the solutions of $_2F_1(\alpha, \beta; \gamma, z) = \Lambda$
More General Question Let $$F(\alpha,\beta;\gamma;z) = \sum_{n=0}^{+\infty} \frac{(\alpha)_n(\beta)_n}{(\gamma)_nn!}z^n, \quad |z| < 1, \quad (x)_n = x(x+1)...(x+n-1), \quad (x)_0 = 1$$ be the ...
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Are entire functions uniformly bounded from below on a line through the origin?
Let $F : \mathbb C \to \mathbb C$ be an entire function of finite order. Since the zeros of $F$ are countable there exists a constant $c \in \mathbb R$ such that $F$ is zero-free on the line $e^{ic} \...
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Limit of zero sets of harmonic functions
Let $u_n : \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}$ be a sequence of harmonic functions which converge uniformly on compact subsets. The limit function $u$ (which we assume to be not identically $0$) is clearly ...
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Zeroes of characters of general linear group induced from certain characters of parabolic subgroups
$\DeclareMathOperator\GL{GL}\DeclareMathOperator\Ind{Ind}$My question is about the types of conjugacy classes of $\GL(n,q)$, the general linear group over the finite field with $q$ elements, on which ...
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It is possible, without adding further hypotheses, to refine Rouche's theorem in order to obtain a finer localization of the zeros?
The title says it all: a now deleted question on the Mathematics Stackexchange asked more or less the same thing, and I answered by citing the work [1] of Wolfgang Tutschke, whose version of Rouche's ...
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In need of help with parsing non-Archimedean function theory
My current work revolves around studying functions from the $p$-adic integers to the $q$-adic rationals, where $p$ and $q$ are distinct primes ("$(p,q)$-adic functions", as I call them). I'...
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Zero points of a smooth function on $\mathbb{R}$
Assume $f(x)$ is a smooth function on $\mathbb{R}$ and $f$ does not vanish on any interval. In other words, $f$ can have zero points but we cannot find any interval $(a, b)$ such that $f(x)=0$ for all ...
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Change in the number of positive zeros of a continuous function
Let $f(x)$ be any continuous function, then is it true that $$Z^{+}\left(\alpha f(x)+(x+\beta)f'(x)\right)\leq Z^{+}\left(f'(x)\right)$$ where $\alpha>1$ is a real number and $\beta$ is any ...
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A problem related to analytic function
Let, $z,w\in \mathbb{C}$. Let, $f(z)$ be an analytic function in $|z|<1$. Define, $f(z)= g(w)$ where $g(w)$ is analytic function in $\Re(w)>1/2$ and $w=\frac{1}{1+z^2}$ . Question Prove that $$\...
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Function whose sets of discontinuities and zeros are the rationals
Question: Is there a real valued function $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ such that its set of discontinuities is $\mathbb{Q}$ and its set of zeros $\{x\in \mathbb{R}\mid f(x)=0\}$ is also $\mathbb{Q}$? ...
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Converse of the Lee-Yang circle theorem for polynomials with unitary roots
The Lee-Yang circle theorem states that if $\left( a_{ij} \right)$ is a Hermitian square $n \times n$ matrix whose entries are in the closed unit disc, then the polynomial $$ P\left(Z \right) = \sum_{...
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Unique continuation of the Hilbert transform
Let's consider the usual Hilbert transform $H$ defined as $$Hf = P.V. (\frac{1}{x}*f).$$ A well-known unique continuation principle states that if $Hf = f =0$ on some interval $I$, then $f \equiv 0$. ...
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Number of critical points of sum of two functions
I ran into the following "simple" question and I am wondering whether there are any references, which might help me. I am coming from statistics, so I am not so aware which branch of math ...
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Literature on the polynomials and equations, in structures with zero-divisors
I need literature about zeroes of polynomials and equation resolution in associative algebraic structures with zero-divisors, but I am having difficulties to find it. For example, there is literature ...
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Roots of determinant of matrix with polynomial entries — a generalization
For $1 \le i, j \le k$, consider $\rho_{ij}$ which are equal to either zero or one such that $\rho_{ii}=1$ and $\rho_{ij}=0$ if and only if $\rho_{ji}=0$. How to find the zeros of the determinant of ...
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The role of a combination of Eneström-Kakeya and Gauss-Lucas theorems: reference request or soft question, asking for this combination as tool
In past days I was trying to create problems or direct applications invoking Eneström—Kakeya and Gauss-Lucas theorems for certain arithmetic functions that I know from analytic number theory. These ...
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What's the meaning of the nontrivial zeros of Selberg zeta function?
In the case of arithmetic variety over finite field, the zero points of the Hasse-Weil zeta function reflect the pure weights (i.e. dimension). On the other hand, in the case of the Selberg zeta ...
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Dominant root of a family of odd degree polynomials
Let $q$ be an odd positive integer and denote by $f_q(x)=x^q-x^{q-2}-1$. This family of polynomials appears in some problems related to recurrence sequences. In order to try to use some standard ...
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Homogeneous polynomial in 4 variable with non degenerate zero
I've got a very simple question about a homogenous polynomial, for which I cannot see neatly how to proceed (probably due to my limitations in algebraic geometry though). Any help would be greatly ...
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Example of an integer $n_0$ such that $1+\sum_{k=2}^{n_0} \zeta(k)^s=0$ has repeated roots
After I was studying the exercise Problem 4.20 from [1] I was inspired to ask about next problem, where $\zeta(k)$ denotes, for integers $k>1$, particular values of the Riemann zeta function. And $...
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Solution of $s\zeta'(s)-\zeta(s)=0$ for some infinite strip $\subset\{0<\Re s<1\}$, with $\Im s>0$
I did the following calculation, first I take the $k$-th derivative with respect $s$ of the Mellin transform of the fractional part $\{\frac{1}{t}\}$ defined for $0<\Re s<1$ as it is showed in ...
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An elliptic function built from a log-theta-function integral?
I'm studying the apparent ellipticity of $$\Theta(z,a):=\frac{\exp(\tfrac2a\int_0^a\ln\vartheta(x+z)\,dx)}{\vartheta(z)\vartheta(z+a)},\tag1$$with $a$ is a free parameter and \begin{align}\vartheta(z)&...
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Existence of Laurent series with zeroes at $𝑒^{2𝑛}$ ($𝑛∈ℕ_0$) and even faster coefficient decay
This is an extension of an earlier question of mine which corresponds to the case $A = 1$. Precisely, my question is as follows: Given $A > 0$ fixed but arbitrary, is there a non-trivial sequence $...
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Existence of Laurent series with zeroes at $e^{2n}$ ($n \in \Bbb{N}_0$) and extremely fast coefficient decay
I am working on a problem in harmonic analysis, which I converted into the following existence problem concerning Laurent series. I am a bit at a loss concerning this problem, since my knowledge of ...
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A family of polynomials whose zeros all lie on the unit circle
I had posted the following problem on stack exchange before. Suppose $\lambda$ is a real number in $\left( 0,1\right)$, and let $n$ be a positive integer. Prove that all the roots of the polynomial ...
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Is there always a polynomial with real zeroes between two polynomials with real zeroes?
Suppose that we have two complex polynomials $p(z)=\sum_{k=0}^n p_kz^k$ and $q(z)=\sum_{k=0}^n q_kz^k$ and also that we have $|p_k|<|q_k|$ for $k=0,1,...,n$. We say that a polynomial $r$ is ...
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Locus of roots of all convex combinations of two monic polynomials, II
This post contains a revised conjecture to a conjecture I posed previously which was shown to be false. Let $p, q \in \mathbb{C}[t]$ be two monic polynomials of degree $n \ge 1$. For $\alpha \in [0,1]$...
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Deriving "quasi-theta" functions from theta functions' zeros
I've been trying to sift the zeros of \begin{align}\vartheta(z)&=e^{-\pi z^2}\prod_{k\ge1}(1+e^{-(2k-1)\pi+2\pi z})(1+e^{-(2k-1)\pi-2\pi z})\\ &=\prod_{k\ge1}(1+e^{-(2k-1)\pi+2i\pi z})(1+e^{-(...
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The $n$-th derivative has $n$ zeros. Can such a function be unbounded?
I asked this on Math.SE some days ago, but without any success. For some application I need a formal definition of bell-shaped function. So I had the following idea: Definition. A $C^\infty$-...
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A simple question about the zeros of an Entire Function in LP-class
We know that functions in $\mathcal{LP}$-class, and only these, are uniform limits, on compact subsets of $\mathbb{C}$, of polynomials with only real zeros. Question: Does it means that these ...
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Locus of roots of all convex combinations of two monic polynomials
Let $p,q$ be monic polynomials in $\mathbb{C}[t]$ and for $\alpha \in [0,1]$, let $c_\alpha := \alpha p + (1-\alpha)q \in \mathbb{C}[t]$. Since the roots of a polynomial vary continuously with respect ...
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Are trivial zeros of the zeta function important?
Non-trivial zeros play an important (main) role in the distribution of prime numbers. Are there theorems in which trivial zeros play an important (main) role?
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How to obtain an asymptotic formula for the zeros of the Airy function ($a_i$ for large $i$)?
Let $a_i$ be the zeros of the Airy function, which is the solution top the ODE $y''-xy=0$, such that Ai(a_i)=0. According to WolframMathWorld e.g., $a_{1..4}= -2.33811, -4.08795, -5.52056, -6....
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