A nonzero complex sequence with vanishing power-sums
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- by Andrew Lenard
- Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 108 (1990), 951-953
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1990-1009993-9
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Abstract:
In response to a question of W. M. Priestley, we construct a nonvanishing infinite sequence of complex numbers $({a_j})$ such that all the power-sums $\sum \nolimits _j {a_j^r(r = 1,2,3, \ldots } )$ vanish.References
- W. M. Priestley, private communication.
Bibliographic Information
- © Copyright 1990 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 108 (1990), 951-953
- MSC: Primary 40A99
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1990-1009993-9
- MathSciNet review: 1009993