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Characterization of circuits supporting polynomial systems with the maximal number of positive solutions

Algebraic Geometry 2016-03-08 v1

Abstract

A polynomial system with nn equations in nn variables supported on a set WRn\mathcal{W}\subset\mathbb{R}^n of n+2n+2 points has at most n+1n+1 non-degenerate positive solutions. Moreover, if this bound is reached, then W\mathcal{W} is minimally affinely dependent, in other words, it is a circuit in Rn\mathbb{R}^n. For any positive integer number nn, we determine all circuits WRn\mathcal{W}\subset\mathbb{R}^n which can support a polynomial system with n+1n+1 non-degenerate positive solutions. Restrictions on such circuits W\mathcal{W} are obtained using Grothendieck's real dessins d'enfant, while polynomial systems with n+1n+1 non-degenerate positive solutions are constructed using Viro's combinatorial patchworking.

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@article{arxiv.1603.01813,
  title  = {Characterization of circuits supporting polynomial systems with the maximal number of positive solutions},
  author = {Boulos El Hilany},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1603.01813},
  year   = {2016}
}

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13 pages, 8 figures