Fibonacci polynomials their properties and applications (Q1924313)

The author considers two families of polynomials, \[ (1) \quad p_n(z)= \sum^n_{k=0} f_kz^k\quad \text{and} \qquad(2) \quad q_n(z)= \sum^n_{k=0} {1\over f_k} z^k, \] where \(f_k\) is the \(k\)-th Fibonacci number. After some simple properties, the main result concerning the zeros are established: All zeros of the polynomials (1) lie in the annulus \({1 \over 2} \leq|z|\leq 1\) and for every \(n>2\), the polynomial \(q_n\) has at least one zero with nonnegative real part. For \(n>3\) some of the zeros of \(q_n\) have nonnegative real parts. The paper concludes with an optimization problem involving those polynomials. Furthermore, connections with network theory are pointed out.