The polynomial-power conjecture on Taylor-polynomial intersection roots

Suppose that f(z)=znf(z)=z^n, where nNn\in\mathbb{N} and nr+1n\geq r+1, and let PcP_c denote the Taylor polynomial of ff of order rr at x=cx=c. Polynomial-power conjecture. Every pair of complex conjugate roots of PbPaP_b-P_a has real part lying between aa and bb. This is a more specific root-location claim for Taylor polynomials of the monomial znz^n. The supplied status evidence states that Conjecture CJ2 does not hold in general for f(z)=znf(z)=z^{-n}, with nNn\in\mathbb{N}, so the candidate is marked refuted.

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Alan Horwitz, “Means and non-real Intersection Points of Taylor Polynomials”, arXiv:1408.2573 (2015).

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