Erdős problem 1038
Among all nonconstant monic polynomials whose roots lie in , determine .
Sources
FormalConjectures/ErdosProblems/
1038.lean
Retained formal statement
The supremum of |{x ∈ ℝ : |f x| < 1}| over all monic polynomials f such that all of its roots are real and contained in [-1,1] is 2 * 2 ^ (1 / 2). This is proved in [Tao25].
∀ (n : ℕ), 2 * 2 ^ (1 / 2) = ⨆ f, MeasureTheory.volume {x | |Polynomial.eval x ↑f| < 1}SolvedStatement only, no proof