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Repeated differentiation of random polynomials with i.i.d. rotationally invariant roots

Sep 2026 · 1 citation · ⚡ 1 influential · 49 references
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Abstract

Let $p_n$ be a random polynomial of degree $n$ whose roots are independent and identically distributed according to a rotationally invariant probability measure $\mu_0$ on the complex plane with finite logarithmic moment. If $k_n/n\to t\in(0,1)$, we prove that, as $n \to \infty$, the empirical zero measure of the $k_n$-th derivative of $p_n$ converges weakly in probability to a deterministic rotationally invariant probability measure. We describe the limiting measure explicitly in terms of the radial quantile function of $\mu_0$. This proves a conjecture of Hoskins and Kabluchko [Exp. Math. 32 (2023), no. 4].

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