Oscillation conjecture for recurrence sequences without positive dominating roots

Let (a(n))(a(n)) be a recurrence sequence, and let its dominating characteristic roots be the characteristic roots of maximal modulus among those occurring with nonzero coefficient in its generalized power-sum representation. Oscillation conjecture. If (a(n))(a(n)) has no real positive dominating characteristic root, then there are infinitely many nn with a(n)>0a(n)>0 and infinitely many nn with a(n)<0a(n)<0. The conjecture predicts that the absence of a positive real characteristic root of maximal modulus forces a recurrence sequence to change sign infinitely often; the surrounding discussion motivates this through oscillating terms from non-real dominating roots, but the supplied text does not indicate whether the conjecture has been resolved.

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Stefan Gerhold, “Point Lattices and Oscillating Recurrence Sequences”, arXiv:math/0502288 (2005).

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