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A Strict Positivstellensatz for the Weyl Algebra

Algebraic Geometry 2007-05-23 v2 Functional Analysis

Abstract

Let cc be an element of the Weyl algebra W(d)W(d) which is given by a strictly positive operator in the Schr"odinger representation. It is shown that, under some conditions, there exist elements b1,...,bdb_1,...,b_d in W(d)W(d) such that b1cb1+...+bdcbdb_1 c b_1^* + ... + b_d c b_d^* is a finite sum of squares.

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@article{arxiv.math/0403076,
  title  = {A Strict Positivstellensatz for the Weyl Algebra},
  author = {Konrad Schmuedgen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0403076},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

17 pages, condition (i) in Theorem 1.1 implies (ii). Assumption (ii) can be omitted

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