A generalization of the Heine-Stieltjes theorem

DOI10.1007/S00365-010-9102-YzbMATH Open1226.34085arXiv0907.0648OpenAlexW1976182206MaRDI QIDQ634652FDOQ634652

Petter Brändén

Publication date: 16 August 2011

Published in: Constructive Approximation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We extend the Heine-Stieltjes Theorem to concern all (non-degenerate) differential operators preserving the property of having only real zeros. This solves a conjecture of B. Shapiro. The new methods developed are used to describe intricate interlacing relations between the zeros of different pairs of solutions. This extends recent results of Bourget, McMillen and Vargas for the Heun equation and answers their question on how to generalize their results to higher degrees. Many of the results are new even for the classical case.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0907.0648

zbMATH Keywords

real zeroshyperbolic polynomialsinterlacing zerosHeine-Stieltjes polynomialsVan Vleck polynomialsHeine-Stieltjes theorem

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) General spectral theory of ordinary differential operators (34L05) Particular ordinary differential operators (Dirac, one-dimensional Schrödinger, etc.) (34L40)

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• On spectral polynomials of the Heun equation. II
• The generalized Yosida–Hewitt theorem
• Expansions in products of Heine-Stieltjes polynomials

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