Monotonicity conjecture for the function FqF_q

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Let n∈Nn\in\mathbf N, let q≥1q\geq 1, and let FqF_q be the function defined in the preceding analysis. Denote by [a][a] the integer part of aa.

Monotonicity conjecture. FqF_q is decreasing on [0,π2][0,\frac{\pi}{2}] for q>2q>2. For q≤2q\leq 2, FqF_q is nondecreasing on [0,π2][0,\frac{\pi}{2}] when [(n+1)q2]\left[\frac{(n+1)q}{2}\right] is even, and nonincreasing on [0,π2][0,\frac{\pi}{2}] when [(n+1)q2]\left[\frac{(n+1)q}{2}\right] is odd.

The conjecture is motivated by the fact that β=0\beta=0 and β=π2\beta=\frac{\pi}{2} are stationary points of FF for q≥1q\geq 1 and n∈Nn\in\mathbf N, together with numerical experiments. The supplied text gives no proof or resolution of the general monotonicity claims.

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David Kalaj and Noam D. Elkies, “On real part theorem for the higher derivatives of analytic functions in the unit disk”, arXiv:1202.2520 (2013).

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