Geometry of limits of zeros of polynomial sequences of type $(1,2)$

Abstract

We study the root distribution of some univariate polynomials satisfying a recurrence of order two with linear and quadratic polynomial coefficients. We show that the set of non-isolated limits of zeros of the polynomials is the closure of an arc, a circle, an interval or its exterior under the real line, the union of at most two different shapes of the above cases expect the union of an arc and a circle, and some degenerate forms.