Seminar Details
Collatz Polynomials: an Introduction with Bounds on their Zeros
- Start Date: February 20, 2020
- Event Start Time: 5:00 PM
- Event End Time: 6:00 PM
- Seminar Series: Experimental Math Seminar
- Presenter(s): Matthew Hohertz - Rutgers University
- Event Location: Conference Room 705 | Rutgers University | Hill Center | 110 Frelinghuysen Rd
- Presentation Type: Stand Alone Presentation
- Abstract:
In this talk we consider Collatz polynomials. In particular, we bound the moduli of the roots of these polynomials using a determinantal approach, prove theorems on when these polynomials have rational integer roots, and suggest further applications and avenues of research.