Positivity, sums of squares and the multi-dimensional moment problem
Positivity, sums of squares and the multi-dimensional moment problem
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正性、平方和和多维矩问题
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2002
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通讯作者:
M. Marshall
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S. Kuhlmann;M. Marshall
Let K be the basic closed semi-algebraic set in R n defined by some finite set of polynomials S and T, the preordering generated by S. For K compact, f a polynomial in n variables nonnegative on K and real e > 0, we have that f + ∈ E T. In particular, the K-Moment Problem has a positive solution. In the present paper, we study the problem when K is not compact. For n = 1, we show that the K-Moment Problem has a positive solution if and only if S is the natural description of K (see Section 1). For n > 2, we show that the K-Moment Problem fails if K contains a cone of dimension 2. On the other hand, we show that if K is a cylinder with compact base, then the following property holds: (+) ∀ f ∈ R[X], f ≥ 0 on K ⇒ ∃q ∈ T such that ∀ real ∈ > 0, f + eq ∈ T. This property is strictly weaker than the one given in Schmudgen (1991), but in turn it implies a positive solution to the K-Moment Problem. Using results of Marshall (2001), we provide many (noncompact) examples in hypersurfaces for which () holds. Finally, we provide a list of 8 open problems.