On convex directions for stable polynomials (Q1284307)

Given two extreme polynomials \(p_0(s)\) and \(p_1(s)\) and the ``direction'' \(q(s)= p_1(s)- p_0(s)\), the authors introduce a less conservative notion of local convex direction, namely: each polynomial which is a convex direction exhibits the following property: for any stable \(p_0(s)\) \((\deg(p_0)> \deg(q))\) the set \(\{\mu\in \mathbb{R}\); \(p_0+\mu q\) stable polynomials\} is an interval. The convexity of the intersection of \(p_0+ \mu q\), \(\mu\in\mathbb{R}\), with a family of stable polynomials is exploited. The notion of convex direction of a fixed polynomial is introduced and an appropriate graphical test is presented. Finally, Schur stable polynomials are considered.