On the Roots of a Family of Polynomials

Fractal and Fractional

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Marilena Jianu¹ 

[1] Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest

关键词: reliability polynomial;    complex roots;    sinusoidal spiral;    golden ratio30C10;    30C15;    26C10;    30D05;    05C31;   

DOI  :  10.3390/fractalfract7040339

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this paper is to give a characterization of the set of roots of a special family of polynomials. This family is relevant in reliability theory since it contains the reliability polynomials of the networks created by series-parallel compositions. We prove that the set of roots is bounded, being contained in the two disks of the radius equal to the golden ratio, centered at 0 and at 1. We study the closure of the set of roots and prove that it includes two disks centered at 0 and 1 of a radius slightly greater than 1, as well as the sinusoidal spirals centered at 0 and at 1, respectively. The expression of some limit points is also provided.

【 授权许可】

CC BY