Chebyshev polynomials corresponding to a vanishing weight (Q6560737)

Given a compact set \(E\) in the complex plane and a continuous weight function \(w:E\to\left[0,\infty\right[\), let \(T_n^{E,w}\), called weighted Chebyshev polynomial of degree \(n\) with respect to \(w\) on \(E\), be that monic polynomial which satisfies\N\[\N{\|wT_n^{E,w}\|}_{E}:=\max_{z\in{E}}\Big|w(z)T_n^{E,w}(z)\Big| =\min_{a_k\in{\mathbb C}}\max_{z\in{E}}\Big|w(z)\prod_{k=1}^{n}(z-a_k)\Big|.\N\]\NIn this paper, the authors consider the case \(w_s(z)=(z-1)^s\), \(s\geq0\), and \(E={\mathbb T}:=\{z\in{\mathbb C}:|z|=1\}\). They prove that\N\[\N{\|w_sT_n^{{\mathbb T},w_s}\|}_{{\mathbb T}}\geq{\|w_sT_{n+1}^{{\mathbb T},w_s}\|}_{{\mathbb T}} \qquad\text{and}\qquad \lim_{n\to\infty}{\|w_sT_n^{{\mathbb T},w_s}\|}_{{\mathbb T}}=1.\N\]\NWith the purpose of proving this result, the authors show an Erdős-Lax type equality of the form\N\[\N{\|f'\|}_{{\mathbb T}}=\frac{\sum_{k=1}^{n}s_k}{2}{\|f\|}_{{\mathbb T}},\N\]\Nwhere \(f(z):=c\prod_{k=1}^{n}(z-a_k)^{s_k}\) with \(a_k\in{\mathbb T}\) and \(s_k\geq1\). With the help of the above result, they obtain a result for the unweighted (\(w=1\)) Chebyshev polynomial on the sets \(E_m:=\{z\in{\mathbb C}:|z^m-1|=1\}\) and prove that\N\[\N\lim_{n\to\infty}{\|T_n^{E_m,1}\|}_{E_m}=1.\N\]