IMC 2021 · Problem 7

Day 228th IMC · Online

Statement

Let DCD \subseteq \mathbb{C} be an open set containing the closed unit disk {z:z1}\{z : |z| \le 1\}. Let f ⁣:DCf \colon D \to \mathbb{C} be a holomorphic function, and let p(z)p(z) be a monic polynomial. Prove that

f(0)maxz=1f(z)p(z).|f(0)| \le \max_{|z| = 1} |f(z)p(z)|.

Official solution

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Proposed by Lars Hörmander.