Abstract
Let be a degree polynomial with zeros . The total distance from the zeros of to the unit circle is defined as . We show that up to scalar multiples, sits between and . This leads to an equivalent statement of Lehmer’s problem in terms of . The proof is elementary.
Citation
Konstantin Stulov. Rongwei Yang. "An elementary inequality about the Mahler measure." Involve 6 (4) 393 - 397, 2013. https://doi.org/10.2140/involve.2013.6.393
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