Sendov's conjecture for sufficiently-high-degree polynomials

Abstract: Sendov's conjecture asserts that if a complex polynomial

f

of degree

n g e q 2

has all of its zeroes in closed unit disk

z : | z | l e q 1

, then for each such zero

l a m b d a_{0}

there is a zero of the derivative

f^{'}

in the closed unit disk

z : | z - l a m b d a_{0} | l e q 1

. This conjecture is known for

n < 9

, but only partial results are available for higher

n

. We show that there exists a constant

n_{0}

such that Sendov's conjecture holds for

n g e q n_{0}

. For

l a m b d a_{0}

away from the origin and the unit circle we can appeal to the prior work of D'egot and Chalebgwa; for

l a m b d a_{0}

near the unit circle we refine a previous argument of Miller (and also invoke results of Chijiwa when

l a m b d a_{0}

is extremely close to the unit circle); and for

l a m b d a_{0}

near the origin we introduce a new argument using compactness methods, balayage, and the argument principle.

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