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arxiv: 1901.08156 · v2 · pith:I42DH6SYnew · submitted 2019-01-23 · 🧮 math.CA

Which quartic polynomials have a hyperbolic antiderivative?

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Every linear, quadratic or cubic polynomial having all real zeros is the derivative of a polynomial having all real zeros. The statement is false for higher degree polynomials. In particular, not every fourth degree polynomial with real zeros is the derivative of a polynomial having all real zeros. We derive a necessary and sufficient condition for a quartic polynomial to be the derivative of a polynomial having all real zeros. This condition is a single quadratic form inequality involving the zeros of the quartic polynomial.

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