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A Positivstellensatz for forms on the positive orthant

Algebraic Geometry 2017-04-11 v3

Abstract

Let pp be a nonconstant form in R[x1,,xn]\mathbb{R}[x_1,\dots,x_n] with p(1,,1)>0p(1,\dots,1)>0. If pmp^m has strictly positive coefficients for some integer m1m\ge1, we show that pmp^m has strictly positive coefficients for all sufficiently large mm. More generally, for any such pp, and any form qq that is strictly positive on (R+)n{0}(\mathbb{R}_+)^n\setminus\{0\}, we show that the form pmqp^mq has strictly positive coefficients for all sufficiently large mm. This result can be considered as a strict Positivstellensatz for forms relative to (R+)n{0}(\mathbb{R}_+)^n\setminus\{0\}. We give two proofs, one based on results of Handelman, the other on techniques from real algebra.

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@article{arxiv.1701.01585,
  title  = {A Positivstellensatz for forms on the positive orthant},
  author = {Claus Scheiderer and Colin Tan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1701.01585},
  year   = {2017}
}

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