Nuij type pencils of hyperbolic polynomials

Abstract: Nuij's theorem states that if a polynomial

p i n m a t h b b R [z]

is hyperbolic (i.e., has only real roots) then

p + s p^{'}

is also hyperbolic for any

s i n m a t h b b R

. We study other perturbations of hyperbolic polynomials of the form

p_{a} (z, s) : = p (z) + s u m_{k = 1}^{d} a_{k} s^{k} p^{(k)} (z)

. We give a full characterization of those

a = (a_{1}, d o t s, a_{d}) i n m a t h b b R^{d}

for which

p_{a} (z, s)

is a pencil of hyperbolic polynomials. We give also a full characterization of those

a = (a_{1}, d o t s, a_{d}) i n m a t h b b R^{d}

for which the associated families

p_{a} (z, s)

admit universal determinantal representations. In fact we show that all these sequences come from special symmetric Toeplitz matrices.

Recommendations

Cited in

(4)

This page was built for publication: Nuij type pencils of hyperbolic polynomials