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Positivity of Toeplitz determinants formed by rising factorial series and properties of related polynomials

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In this note, we prove the positivity of Maclaurin coefficients of polynomials written in terms of rising factorials and arbitrary log-concave sequences. These polynomials arise naturally in studying log-concavity of rising factorial series. Several conjectures concerning zeros and coefficients of a generalized form of those polynomials are advanced. Also polynomials whose generating functions are higher-order Toeplitz determinants formed by rising factorial series are considered. Three conjectures about these polynomials are made. All conjectures proposed are supported by numerical evidence. Bibliography: 16 titles.

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Published in Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 404, 2012, pp. 184–198.

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Karp, D.B. Positivity of Toeplitz determinants formed by rising factorial series and properties of related polynomials. J Math Sci 193, 106–114 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10958-013-1438-y

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Keywords

  • Generate Function
  • Numerical Evidence
  • Factorial Series
  • Related Polynomial
  • Toeplitz Determinant