Conjecture on common non-zero zeros of Hermite polynomials

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Let Hen(x)\mathit{He}_n(x) denote the probabilists' Hermite polynomial of degree nn, defined by

Hen(x)=(1)nexp(x2/2)dndxnexp(x2/2).\mathit{He}_n(x)=(-1)^n\exp(x^2/2)\frac{\mathrm{d}^n}{\mathrm{d}x^n}\exp(-x^2/2).

The preceding properties imply that consecutive Hermite polynomials have no common zeros. Hermite zero-separation conjecture. For any m,nNm,n\in\mathbb{N} with mnm\neq n, there is no common non-zero zero of Hen(x)\mathit{He}_n(x) and Hem(x)\mathit{He}_m(x); equivalently,

xR\{0} such that Hen(x)=Hem(x)=0.\nexists x\in\mathbb{R}\backslash\{0\}\text{ such that }\mathit{He}_n(x)=\mathit{He}_m(x)=0.

The conjecture concerns the distribution of zeros of Hermite polynomials beyond the known interlacing and coprimality results for consecutive degrees. The source states that no proof was known to the authors.

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Primary source

Yuwei Fan and Ruo Li, “Globally Hyperbolic Moment System by Generalized Hermite Expansion”, arXiv:1401.4639 (2014).

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