## Electronic Journal of Probability

### Limiting empirical distribution of zeros and critical points of random polynomials agree in general

Tulasi Ram Reddy

#### Abstract

In this article, we study critical points (zeros of derivative) of random polynomials. Take two deterministic sequences $\{a_n\}_{n\geq 1}$ and $\{b_n\}_{n\geq 1}$ of complex numbers whose limiting empirical measures are the same. By choosing $\xi _n = a_n$ or $b_n$ with equal probability, define the sequence of polynomials by $P_n(z)=(z-\xi _1)\dots (z-\xi _n)$. We show that the limiting measure of zeros and critical points agree for this sequence of random polynomials under some assumption. We also prove a similar result for triangular array of numbers. A similar result for zeros of generalized derivative (can be thought as random rational function) is also proved. Pemantle and Rivin initiated the study of critical points of random polynomials. Kabluchko proved the result considering the zeros to be i.i.d. random variables.

#### Article information

Source
Electron. J. Probab., Volume 22 (2017), paper no. 74, 18 pp.

Dates
Received: 2 September 2016
Accepted: 24 July 2017
First available in Project Euclid: 13 September 2017

Permanent link to this document
https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.ejp/1505268105

Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.1214/17-EJP85

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR3698743

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
1376.30003

#### Citation

Reddy, Tulasi Ram. Limiting empirical distribution of zeros and critical points of random polynomials agree in general. Electron. J. Probab. 22 (2017), paper no. 74, 18 pp. doi:10.1214/17-EJP85. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.ejp/1505268105

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