Abstract In this paper, a simple and efficient numerical method is proposed for computing the
number of complex zeros of a real polynomial lying inside the unit disk. The proposed protocol uses
the Boubaker polynomial expansion scheme (BPES) to build sequence of polynomials based on the
concept of Sturm sequences. The method is used in a direct way without using any restrictions in
reference to other existing methods. The protocol is applied to some example polynomials of different
orders and utility of the algorithm is noticed.
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