Generalised Erdős–Lax inequality for powers of polynomials

Let

P(z)=ck=1N(zak)msk,P(z)=c\prod_{k=1}^{N}(z-a_k)^{ms_k},

where cCc\in\mathbb{C}, mNm\in\mathbb{N}, sk1s_k\geq 1, mskNms_k\in\mathbb{N}, and ak1|a_k|\geq 1. For any branch f(z)=P(z)1/mf(z)=P(z)^{1/m}, write T\|\cdot\|_{\mathbb{T}} for the maximum modulus on the unit circle. Generalised Erdős–Lax conjecture. One has

fTk=1Nsk2fT,\|f'\|_{\mathbb{T}}\leq \frac{\sum_{k=1}^{N}s_k}{2}\|f\|_{\mathbb{T}},

with equality if and only if ak=1|a_k|=1 for all kk.

This would extend the Erdős–Lax inequality to powers of polynomials without restrictions on the zeros in the exterior of the closed unit disk; the source presents it as conjectural and gives no resolution.

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Primary source

Alex Bergman and Olof Rubin, “Chebyshev polynomials corresponding to a vanishing weight”, arXiv:2309.02047 (2024).

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