Rouché localization of polynomial roots

ID: rouche-localization-of-polynomial-roots

Let have distinct roots. Choose a disc around with radius smaller than every separation from . On its boundary, . If a holomorphic perturbation satisfies the displayed inequality, Rouché's theorem shows that has exactly one root in that disc, counted with multiplicity. Discs confined to specified half-planes or quadrants give direct geometric root-location proofs without needing a global root-continuation argument.

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