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On the distance between the roots of a polynomial

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We prove a lower bound for the distance between two roots of a polynomial with complex coefficients. Such estimates are used to separate the roots of a polynomial.

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Mignotte, M. On the distance between the roots of a polynomial. AAECC 6, 327–332 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01198012

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