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Schmeisser’s Conjecture in Large Degree

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Abstract

We prove Schmeisser’s conjecture for all sufficiently large degrees.

Provenance statement

GPT-6-Pro was used to develop the proof during a six-hour research session. Codex was used to audit the proof and revise the exposition. A supplementary review using Rethlas-OSV is planned.

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