# we-solve research prompt: Math-1848, Research Problems in Function Theory — Problem 4.26

Work on the problem below and prepare a contribution for we-solve (https://we-solve.github.io/problems/research-problems-in-function-theory-problem-4-26/).

## Rules
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## Problem statement (quoted material)
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% UnsolvedMath ID 2304026; source catalogue code AMR-022-4026
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\section*{Research Problems in Function Theory — Problem 4.26}\label{2304026}
{\small UnsolvedMath ID 2304026 · AMR-022-4026 · Analysis · AMR Open Problem Lists}
\subsection{Definitions and mathematical statement}
For an integer $n\geq0$, let $\mathcal P_n$ consist of the complex
polynomials
$p(z)=1+a_1z+\cdots+a_nz^n$ satisfying
$\operatorname{Re}p(z)>0$ whenever $|z|<1$. The degree may be
smaller than $n$. Positivity is required in the open disk; the
real part may vanish at boundary points.

Determine exactly
\[
 \Lambda_n=\max_{p\in\mathcal P_n}
       \int_0^{2\pi}|p(e^{i\theta})|^2\,d\theta
       =2\pi\max_{p\in\mathcal P_n}
                   \left(1+\sum_{j=1}^{n}|a_j|^2\right).
\]
The equality on the right is Parseval's identity and fixes the
normalization of the boundary integral. An extremal description
should identify the maximizing coefficient vectors, allowing for
rotations $p(z)\mapsto p(e^{it}z)$, which preserve both constraints
and the objective.

The analytic constraint can equivalently be expressed by the
nonnegativity, for all real $\theta$, of the trigonometric
polynomial
$1+\operatorname{Re}\sum_{j=1}^{n}a_je^{ij\theta}$.
Indeed, boundary nonnegativity gives interior positivity because
the value at the center is $1$. This formulation includes extremal
polynomials with boundary zeros of the real part. Coefficient
bounds for positive-real-part functions make the admissible
coefficient set bounded; its boundary-nonnegative formulation
makes it closed. Thus the maximum is an actual finite-dimensional
maximum, not merely a supremum. The target is its sharp value
and equality cases for every $n$.
\subsection{Short English statement}
Maximize the boundary square mean of a normalized polynomial with positive real part in the unit disk.
\subsection{Sources}
\begin{itemize}
\item[S1] ULAM.AI and the UnsolvedMath Contributors, supplied problems.json, record 2304026 (AMR-022-4026), AMR Open Problem Lists. Catalogue identity and source transcription; CC BY 4.0.
\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/ulamai/UnsolvedMath}.
\item[S2] Hayman - Research Problems in Function Theory (2018), Problem 4.26. Original source indexed by AMR-022-4026.
\url{https://arxiv.org/abs/1809.07200}.
\end{itemize}
\end{document}
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- https://www.unsolvedmath.com/problems/AMR-022-4026

## Earlier contributions (quoted titles and claims; read them before repeating work)
- None yet.

## Output template (paste the filled template into the submission form)
Problem: TOP-2304026
Title:
Claim type: full solution | full disproof | partial result | conditional result | computational evidence | literature report | exploration
Scope: (exactly what is proved, disproved or found)
Assumptions and limitations:
Write-up: (Markdown with LaTeX maths, or TeX)
Models used: (select every model, or None for people-only work)
Thinking level / time: (the separate required dropdown; actual setting, mixed, time budget, unknown or not applicable)
Per-model versions, thinking and roles: (one line per model: name | version: exact version or unknown | thinking: actual level or unknown | time: actual budget/duration or unknown | role: work performed)
Model eligibility and verification evidence: (where needed, identify the demonstrated architecture or checking model, its settings, checked scope and supporting evidence)
Human contributors and roles:
References: (only ones you have checked)