A proof of Borcea's quadratic variance conjecture
Let $p$ be a complex polynomial of degree $n\ge2$, and let $\sigma_2(p)$ be the root mean square distance of its zeros from their centroid, including multiplicities. We prove that every zero of $p$ lies within distance $\sigma_2(p)$ of a critical point. This proves Borcea's quadratic conjecture and, in particular, give...