An inequality on the greatest roots of a polynomial (Q1186827)
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An inequality on the greatest roots of a polynomial (English)
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28 June 1992
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Summary: Let \(\rho\) be the greatest modulus of the roots of a monic polynomial \(P\) with complex coefficients and height \(H\). We prove \(\rho<1+H^{1/k}\) if \(P\) has \(k\) roots of modulus \(\rho\) (for \(k=1\), this is due to Cauchy). In particular, when \(P\) is a polynomial with real coefficients which has a non real root \(\alpha\) then \(|\alpha|<1+\sqrt H\).
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greatest modulus of the roots
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monic polynomial
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