Absolute Root Separation. Issue 3 (31st August 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bugeaud, Yann; Dujella, Andrej; Fang, Wenjie; Pejković, Tomislav; Salvy, Bruno
• Is Part Of: Experimental mathematics. Volume 31:Issue 3(2022)
• Page Start: 806
• Page End: 813
• Publication Date: 2022-08-31
• Subjects: Polynomials -- polynomial root separation -- symmetric functions; Mathematics -- Periodicals; Mathematics -- Research -- Periodicals; 510.724
• DOI: 10.1080/10586458.2019.1699480
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-6458

Abstract

Abstract: The absolute separation of a polynomial is the minimum nonzero difference between the absolute values of its roots. In the case of polynomials with integer coefficients, it can be bounded from below in terms of the degree and the height (the maximum absolute value of the coefficients) of the polynomial. We improve the known bounds for this problem and related ones. Then we report on extensive experiments in low degrees, suggesting that the current bounds are still very pessimistic.