Asymptotic distributions of zeros of quadratic Hermite-Padé polynomials associated with the exponential function (Q2506196)

The asymptotic distributions of zeros of the quadratic Hermite-Padé polynomials \(p_n,q_n,r_n\in{\mathcal P}_n\) associated with the exponential function are studied for \(n\to\infty\). The polynomials are defined by the relation \[ p_n(z)+ q_n(z) e^z+ r_n(z) e^{2z}= O(z^{3n+2})\quad\text{as }z\to 0,\tag{\(*\)} \] and they form the basis for quadratic Hermite-Padé approximants to \(e^z\). In order to achieve a differentiated picture of the asymptotic behavior of the zeros, the independent variable \(z\) is rescaled in such a way that all zeros of the polynomials \(p_n\), \(q_n\), \(r_n\) have finite cluster points as \(n\to\infty\). The asymptotic relations, which are proved, have a precision that is high enough to distinguish the positions of individual zeros. In addition to the zeros of the polynomials \(p_n\), \(q_n\), \(r_n\), also the zeros of the remainder term of \((*)\) are studied. The investigations complement asymptotic results obtained by the same author in another paper published in J. Approximation Theory 108, No. 1, 53--96 (2001; Zbl 0973.41007)].