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Dually Lorentzian Polynomials

Combinatorics 2023-05-31 v3 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

We introduce and study a notion of dually Lorentzian polynomials, and show that if ss is non-zero and dually Lorentzian then the operator s(x1,,xn):R[x1,,xn]R[x1,,xn]s(\partial_{x_1},\ldots,\partial_{x_n}):\mathbb R[x_1,\ldots,x_n] \to \mathbb R[x_1,\ldots,x_n] preserves (strictly) Lorentzian polynomials. From this we conclude that any theory that admits a mixed Alexandrov-Fenchel inequality also admits a generalized Alexandrov-Fenchel inequality involving dually Lorentzian polynomials. As such we deduce generalized Alexandrov-Fenchel inequalities for mixed discriminants, for integrals of K\"ahler classes, for mixed volumes, and in the theory of valuations.

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@article{arxiv.2304.08399,
  title  = {Dually Lorentzian Polynomials},
  author = {Julius Ross and Hendrik Süß and Thomas Wannerer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.08399},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

Added extension to $C$-Lorentzian polynomials in section 7, allowing mild improvements of the applications

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