Euler-zigzag stability threshold conjecture for Eulerian polynomials

Let Am(x)A_m(x) denote the classical Eulerian polynomial, let EnE_n be the nn-th Euler zigzag number, and let a polynomial be Hurwitz stable when all of its zeros have negative real parts.

Euler-zigzag stability threshold conjecture. For any n3n\geq 3, the polynomial

(x+1)An1(x)+kxAn2(x)(x+1)A_{n-1}(x)+kxA_{n-2}(x)

is Hurwitz stable if and only if

k>2EnEn1.k>-2\frac{E_n}{E_{n-1}}.

The claim is motivated by computer evidence and is presented as an open question about the exact stability range of this one-parameter family.

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Arthur L. B. Yang and Philip B. Zhang, “The Real-rootedness of Eulerian Polynomials via the Hermite–Biehler Theorem”, arXiv:1501.05824 (2015).

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