Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4586618 Journal of Algebra 2010 9 Pages PDF
Abstract

We show that for any f∈R[x] there exists g∈R[x] with non-negative coefficients such that the number of positive real roots of f is exactly the number of changes of signs in the vector of coefficients of fg. We also show that g can also be chosen as a power of x+1.

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Physical Sciences and Engineering Mathematics Algebra and Number Theory