ZirehJournal of Inequalities and Applications2011,2011:111 http://www.journalofinequalitiesandapplications.com/content/2011/1/111
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On the maximum modulus its polar derivative
Ahmad Zireh
Correspondence: azireh@shahroodut.ac.ir Department of Mathematics, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran
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Abstract For a polynomialp(z) of degreen, having all zeros in |z|≤1, Jain is shown that n(n−1)∙ ∙ ∙(n−t+ 1) maxDαt∙ ∙ ∙Dα2Dα1p(z)≥ × t 2 |z|=1 {(|α1| −1)∙ ∙ ∙(|αt| −1)}maxp(z) |z|=1 t 2(|α1| ∙ ∙ ∙ |αt|)− {(|α1| −1)∙ ∙ ∙(|αt| −1)}minp(z) , |z|=1 |α1| ≥1,|α2| ≥1,∙ ∙ ∙ |αt| ≥1,t<n.
In this paper, the above inequality is extended for the polynomials having all zeros in |z|≤k, wherek≤1. Our result generalizes certain wellknown polynomial inequalities. (2010) Mathematics Subject Classification. Primary 30A10; Secondary 30C10, 30D15. Keywords:Polar derivative, Polynomial, Inequality, Maximum modulus, Zeros
1. Introduction and statement of results Letp(z) be a polynomial of degreen, then according to the wellknown Bernstein’s inequality [1] on the derivative of a polynomial, we have maxp(z)≤nmaxp(z) . (1:1) |z|=1|z|=1
This result is best possible and equality holding for a polynomial that has all zeros at the origin. If we restrict to the class of polynomials which have all zeros in |z|≤1, then it has been proved by Turan [2] that n maxp(z)≥maxp(z) .(1:2) 2 |z|=1|z|=1
The inequality (1.2) is sharp and equality holds for a polynomial that has all zeros on |z| = 1. As an extension to (1.2), Malik [3] proved that ifp(z) has all zeros in |z|≤k, where k≤1, then
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