Erdős problem 1041
Erdős–Herzog–Piranian Component Lemma (Metric Properties of Polynomials, 1958): If is a monic degree polynomial with all roots in the unit disk, then some connected component of contains at least two roots with multiplicity.
Sources
FormalConjectures/ErdosProblems/
1041.lean
Retained formal statement
Let with for all .
Conjecture: Must there always exist a path of length less than 2 in which connects two of the roots of ?
∀ (n : ℕ) (f : Polynomial ℂ), n ≥ 2 → f.natDegree = n → f.Monic → f.rootSet ℂ ⊆ Metric.ball 0 1 → ∃ z₁ z₂, ∃ (_ : {z₁, z₂} ≤ f.roots), ∃ γ, Set.range ⇑γ ⊆ {z | ‖Polynomial.eval z f‖ < 1} ∧ Erdos1041.length (Set.range ⇑γ) < 2OpenStatement only, no proof