Real-negative-zero conjecture for Pólya-frequency Toeplitz polynomials

Let {fk}k=0n\{f_k\}_{k=0}^{n} be a Pólya frequency sequence of infinite order, denoted PFPF_{\infty}, meaning that all minors of the associated infinite Toeplitz matrix are non-negative. For n3n\geq3, define Qn1,1(x)Q^{1,1}_n(x) as above. The real-negative-zero conjecture. If {fk}k=0n\{f_k\}_{k=0}^{n} is PFPF_{\infty} and n3n\geq3, then all zeros of Qn1,1(x1)Q^{1,1}_n(x-1) are real and negative.

This is presented as a new conjecture in the source and is intended as a stronger, real-rooted analogue of the preceding stability claim. Its status is not resolved in the supplied source context.

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Dmitry Karp, “Positivity of Toeplitz determinants formed by rising factorial series and properties of related polynomials”, arXiv:1203.1482 (2012).

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