Variations of the Ramanujan polynomials and remarks on \(\zeta(2j+1)/\pi^{2j+1}\) (Q1948713): Difference between revisions

Starting from a paper by \textit{S. Gun} et al. (2011), who have studied certain Ramanujan polynomials, which have coefficients involving Bernoulli numbers, and whose non-real roots are all on the unit circle, the authors introduce five new polynomials having coefficients involving Bernoulli or Euler numbers and the odd values of the Riemann zeta function. Applying theorems by \textit{A. Schinzel} [Bull. Pol. Acad. Sci., Math. 53, No. 3, 251--258 (2005; Zbl 1106.12002)] and \textit{P. Lakatos} and \textit{L. Losonczi} [Acta Math. Hung. 125, No. 4, 341--356 (2009; Zbl 1224.26055)], as well as certain generalization, the authors succeed to show that four of the considered polynomials have all their nonzero roots on the unit circle. For the fifth one \(P_k(z)\) a computer search was verified for \(k< 1000\). At the end of the paper we can learn that, in a recent paper, the first author and \textit{C. J. Smyth} [Acta Math. Hung. 138, 85--101 (2013)] completely proved the property for all \(k\).