A comparison inequality for rational functions

Li, Xin

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-2010-10624-X

A comparison inequality for rational functions
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by Xin Li

Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 139 (2011), 1659-1665

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-2010-10624-X

Published electronically: September 16, 2010

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Abstract:

We establish a new inequality for rational functions and show that it implies many inequalities for polynomials and their polar derivatives.

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