A Note on the Paper "Localization of Zeros of Polar Polynomials on the Unit Disk"
Renato Alvarez-Nodarse, Kenier Castillo
TL;DR
The paper addresses the problem of localizing zeros of the $k$-polar polynomials $Q_{n;k}(z;\xi)$ associated with a finite measure and monic orthogonal polynomials. It critiques a recent claim by CR24 and furnishes a direct, general solution via a binomial-convolution framework, recasting the problem through an invertible linear map and the identity $Q(\xi+\omega)=P(\xi+\omega)\star_{\mathrm{G}} S(\omega)$ with $S(\omega)=\sum_{j=0}^n \binom{n+k}{j+k} \omega^j$ and $R(z)=(z-\xi)^k$. The core contribution is a rigorous exercise-based construction that yields precise zero localization, together with a clarification of the connections to Grace's theorem and OPUC theory, and a critique of CR24 in light of classical references BE95 and M66. The work also discusses a
Abstract
In this note we show that the only result of [Rocky Mountain J. Math. 54 (2024), no. 4, 995--1004] is nothing more than a misformulated version of an exercise from classical texts, presented with a flawed proof. To place the matter on firmer ground, we provide instead a direct solution of a more general problem.
