The disconnectedness of certain sets defined after uni-variate polynomials

Authors : Vladimir KOSTOV

Pages : 119-133

Doi:10.33205/cma.1111247

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Publication Date : 2022-09-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :We consider the set of monic real uni-variate polynomials of a given degree $d$ with non-vanishing coefficients, with given signs of the coefficients and with given quantities $pos$ of their positive and $neg$ of their negative roots insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(all roots are distinct);. For $d\geq 6$ and for signs of the coefficients $insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(+,-,+,+,\ldots ,+,+,-,+);$, we prove that the set of such polynomials having two positive, $d-4$ negative and two complex conjugate roots, is not connected. For $pos+neg\leq 3$ and for any $d$, we give the exhaustive answer to the question for which signs of the coefficients there exist polynomials with such values of $pos$ and $neg$.
Keywords : Real polynomial in one variable, hyperbolic polynomial, Descartes rule of signs, discriminant set