Hurwitz-stability conjecture for higher Toeplitz determinant polynomials

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Let PFrPF_r be the class of sequences whose infinite Toeplitz matrix has all minors of order at most rr non-negative. For r≥2r\geq2, define

Pnr(x):=∑k1+⋯+kr=n(nk1,…,kr)fk1⋯fkrdet⁡((x−i+j)ki)1≤i,j≤r.P_n^r(x):=\sum_{k_1+\cdots+k_r=n}\binom{n}{k_1,\ldots,k_r}f_{k_1}\cdots f_{k_r}\det\bigl((x-i+j)_{k_i}\bigr)_{1\leq i,j\leq r}.

Here (x)k(x)_k is the rising factorial, and Hurwitz stability means that all zeros have negative real part. The higher-order Hurwitz-stability conjecture. If {fk}k=0n∈PFr\{f_k\}_{k=0}^{n}\in PF_r, then Pnr(x)P_n^r(x) is Hurwitz stable.

This is the stability counterpart to the preceding degree and coefficient-positivity conjecture. Its status is not resolved in the supplied source context.

References

Primary source

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

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