The Chebyshev interlacing inequality conjecture

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Let κ≥2\kappa\geq2 be even and fix 1≤j≤⌊κ/2⌋1\leq j\leq\lfloor\kappa/2\rfloor. Let TκT_\kappa be the Chebyshev polynomial used in the paper, and choose real numbers satisfying

cos⁡((j+1)πκ)<a<cos⁡(jπκ)<b<cos⁡((j−1)πκ),\cos\left(\frac{(j+1)\pi}{\kappa}\right)<a<\cos\left(\frac{j\pi}{\kappa}\right)<b<\cos\left(\frac{(j-1)\pi}{\kappa}\right),

with Tκ(a)=Tκ(b)T_\kappa(a)=T_\kappa(b). Chebyshev interlacing conjecture. Then

cos⁡(jπκ)−a>b−cos⁡(jπκ).\cos\left(\frac{j\pi}{\kappa}\right)-a>b-\cos\left(\frac{j\pi}{\kappa}\right).

The paper gives no proof or resolution.

References

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Marc-Adrien Mandich, “Thresholds and more bands of A.C. spectrum for the Molchanov–Vainberg Schrödinger operator with a more general long range condition”, arXiv:2201.00410 (2022).

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