On the Parameter Spaces of Harmonic Trinomial Equations

Abstract

We analyze the parameter space of harmonic trinomial equations of the form $z^{n+m}+b{\overline{z}}^m+c$, where $n,m\in {\mathbb{Z}}^{+}$ are coprime and $b,c\in \mathbb{C}$. Using versions of the Bohl and Egerváry theorems for harmonic trinomials, we describe the geometric curves in the parameter space that arise when considering a simple root or a multiple root, or when two distinct roots have the same modulus. In particular, we study the geometric properties of these curves, called trochoids.