On approximate Gauss-Lucas theorems

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Authors Trevor Richards

Publication date 16 June 2017

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Zeros of polynomials, rational functions, and other analytic functions of one complex variable (e.g., zeros of functions with bounded Dirichlet integral) (30C15)

Abstract: The Gauss--Lucas theorem states that any convex set $KsubsetmathbbC$ which contains all $n$ zeros of a degree $n$ polynomial $pinmathbbC[z]$ must also contain all $n-1$ critical points of $p$. In this paper we explore the following question: for which choices of positive integers $n$ and $k$, and positive real number $epsilon$, will it follow that for every degree $n$ polynomial $p$ with at least $k$ zeros lying in $K$, $p$ will have at least $k-1$ critical points lying in the $epsilon$-neighborhood of $K$. We supply an inequality relating $n$, $k$, and $epsilon$ which, when satisfied, guarantees a positive answer to the above question.

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