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On the computation of the Cauchy index


Author: Brian D. O. Anderson
Journal: Quart. Appl. Math. 29 (1972), 577-582
MSC: Primary 93B25
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/qam/403746
MathSciNet review: 403746
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Abstract: The Cauchy index of a real rational function can be computed by evaluating the signature of a certain Hankel matrix. Alternative procedures for its computation are presented here, one of which offers greater computational simplicity.


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