Complex-charge equilibrium zero conjecture

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Let {an}n∈N\{a_n\}_{n\in\mathbb{N}} and {zn}n∈N\{z_n\}_{n\in\mathbb{N}} be complex sequences with distinct znz_n satisfying

anzn‾>0,zn→∞,∑n=1∞∣anzn∣<∞.a_n\overline{z_n}>0,\qquad z_n\to\infty,\qquad \sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\left|\frac{a_n}{z_n}\right|<\infty.

Complex-charge equilibrium zero conjecture. The meromorphic function

f(z)=∑n=1∞anz−znf(z)=\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{a_n}{z-z_n}

has infinitely many zeros. The paper proposes this as an analogue of the Clunie–Eremenko–Rossi conjecture for certain potentials generated by complex charges; the supplied text gives no resolution.

References

Primary source

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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