Disk conjecture for the roots of the descent polynomial

Let II be a finite subset of the positive integers, let mm be the maximal element of I{0}I\cup\{0\}, and let d(I,z)d(I,z) be the descent polynomial associated with II. For a root z0Cz_0\in\mathbb C of this polynomial, consider the disk whose diameter has endpoints 1-1 and mm.

Disk conjecture. If

d(I,z0)=0,d(I,z_0)=0,

then

z0m12m+12.\left|z_0-\frac{m-1}{2}\right|\le\frac{m+1}{2}.

This conjecture is motivated by numerical computations for m13m\le 13, the case I=1|I|=1, and a result concerning real roots. It simultaneously implies the two previously discussed bounds, but the source does not state that it has been resolved.

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Primary source

Ferenc Bencs, “Some coefficient sequences related to the descent polynomial”, arXiv:1806.00689 (2019).

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