Borel-series zero conjecture

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Let {ai}iN\{a_i\}_{i\in\mathbb{N}} be positive with finite sum, and let {zi}iN\{z_i\}_{i\in\mathbb{N}} be distinct complex numbers such that

zi<ρfor all i,ziξ,ξ=ρ,|z_i|<\rho\quad\text{for all }i,\qquad z_i\to\xi,\qquad |\xi|=\rho,

for some ρ>0\rho>0. Borel-series zero conjecture. The meromorphic function

f(z)=i=1aizzif(z)=\sum_{i=1}^{\infty}\frac{a_i}{z-z_i}

has infinitely many zeros in D(ρ)={zC:z<ρ}\mathbb{D}(\rho)=\{z\in\mathbb{C}:|z|<\rho\}. This is the bounded positive-coefficient analogue of the Clunie–Eremenko–Rossi phenomenon for Borel series, and the paper notes that the assumptions ensure meromorphicity in the disk; the conjecture remains open in the supplied text.

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Julius Borcea, “Equilibrium points of logarithmic potentials induced by positive charge distributions. I. Generalized de Bruijn-Springer relations”, arXiv:math/0601519 (2006).

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