Saff–Varga width conjecture for zeros of partial sums

Let ff be an entire function of positive finite order λ>τ\lambda>\tau, and let pn(z)p_n(z) denote its nthn^\text{th} partial sum. For fixed positive constants KK and x0x_0, define the parabolic region

S0(τ)={z=x+iy:yKx1τ/2, xx0},S_0(\tau)=\left\{z=x+iy:|y|\leq Kx^{1-\tau/2},\ x\geq x_0\right\},

and, for each argument θ\theta, let

Sθ(τ)=eiθS0(τ).S_\theta(\tau)=e^{i\theta}S_0(\tau).

Saff–Varga's width conjecture. There exists an infinite sequence of positive integers NN such that no region Sθ(τ)S_\theta(\tau) is devoid of all zeros of all partial sums pn(z)p_n(z) with nNn\in N. This asserts that zero-free regions for partial sums cannot be too wide, with the allowable width governed by the order of ff; the conjecture is attributed to Saff and Varga and its resolution is not specified in the source.

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Primary source

Antonio R. Vargas, “Newman-Rivlin asymptotics for partial sums of power series”, arXiv:1503.04262 (2015).

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