Generalized Borcea variance conjecture for convex combinations of zeros

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Let FF be a complex polynomial of degree n2n\geq 2 with zeros z1,,znz_1,\dots,z_n and critical points w1,,wn1w_1,\dots,w_{n-1}. For p1p\geq 1, define

σp(F)=mincC(1nk=1nzkcp)1/p.\sigma_p(F)=\min_{c\in\mathbb C}\left(\frac{1}{n}\sum_{k=1}^n|z_k-c|^p\right)^{1/p}.

Let l1,,lnl_1,\dots,l_n be nonnegative weights satisfying

k=1nlk=1.\sum_{k=1}^n l_k=1.

Generalized Borcea variance conjecture. For every p1p\geq 1 and every such choice of weights,

min1jn1k=1nlkzkwjσp(F).\min_{1\leq j\leq n-1}\left|\sum_{k=1}^n l_kz_k-w_j\right|\leq \sigma_p(F).

This extends Borcea's variance conjecture in the same way that Schmeisser's conjecture extends Sendov's conjecture; the paper does not report a resolution.

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Primary source

Teng Zhang, “A refinement of Pawlowski's result”, arXiv:2411.07105 (2025).

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