@article{10902/3365, year = {2011}, month = {6}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10902/3365}, abstract = {We prove that points in the sphere associated with roots of random polynomials via the stereographic projection are surprisingly well-suited with respect to the minimal logarithmic energy on the sphere. That is, roots of random polynomials provide a fairly good approximation to elliptic Fekete points.}, publisher = {American Mathematical Society}, publisher = {Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, vol. 363, num, 6, p. 2955-2965 (2011)}, title = {Minimizing the discrete logarithmic energy on the sphere: The role of random polynomials}, author = {Armentano, Diego and Beltrán Álvarez, Carlos and Shub, Michael}, }