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It is shown that any smooth closed orientable manifold of dimension $2k + 1$, $k \geq 2$, admits a smooth polynomially convex embedding into $\mathbb C^{3k}$. This improves by $1$ the previously known lower bound of $3k+1$ on the possible…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2020-09-29 Purvi Gupta , Rasul Shafikov

We adapt Victor Y. Pan's root-based algorithm for finding approximate GCD to the case where the polynomials are expressed in Bernstein bases. We use the numerically stable companion pencil of Gudbj\"orn F. J\'onsson to compute the roots,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-10-07 Robert M. Corless , Leili Rafiee Sevyeri

Approximation algorithms for classical constraint satisfaction problems are one of the main research areas in theoretical computer science. Here we define a natural approximation version of the QMA-complete local Hamiltonian problem and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-10-25 Sevag Gharibian , Julia Kempe

We study Bayesian persuasion under approximate best response, where the receiver may choose any action that is not too much suboptimal given their posterior belief upon receiving the signal. We focus on the computational aspects of the…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2024-02-14 Kunhe Yang , Hanrui Zhang

In this article, a formulation of a point-collocation method in which the unknown function is approximated using global expansion in tensor product Bernstein polynomial basis is presented. Bernstein polynomials used in this study are…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2012-11-16 Nikola Mirkov , Bosko Rasuo

A generalized Kochen-Specker theorem is proved. It is shown that there exist sets of $n$ projection operators, representing $n$ yes-no questions about a quantum system, such that none of the $2^n$ possible answers is compatible with sum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-28 Asher Peres

We propose a new analytical method to solve for nonexactly soluble Schrodinger equation via expansions through some existing quantum numbers. Successfully, it is applied to the rational non-polynomial oscillator potential. Moreover, a…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Omar Mustafa , Maen Odeh

Given a univariate polynomial, its abscissa is the maximum real part of its roots. The abscissa arises naturally when controlling linear differential equations. As a function of the polynomial coefficients, the abscissa is H{\"o}lder…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-07-31 Roxana Heß , Didier Henrion , Jean-Bernard Lasserre , Tien Son Pham

A formula for calculating Extensions of (mainly integral) Polynomial Functors is established, based upon projective resolutions. Sample computations are performed, which, in particular, exhibit a surprising non-trivial extension of Divided…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2013-05-15 Qimh Richey Xantcha

We propose a randomized polynomial time algorithm for computing nontrivial zeros of quadratic forms in 4 or more variables over $\mathbb{F}_q(t)$, where $\mathbb{F}_q$ is a finite field of odd characteristic. The algorithm is based on a…

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2018-09-11 Gábor Ivanyos , Péter Kutas , Lajos Rónyai

In computer aided geometric design a polynomial is usually represented in Bernstein form. This paper presents a family of compensated algorithms to accurately evaluate a polynomial in Bernstein form with floating point coefficients. The…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-04-10 Danny Hermes

We give an efficient algorithm to enumerate all sets of $r\ge 1$ quadratic polynomials over a finite field, which remain irreducible under iterations and compositions.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2018-11-21 Domingo Gómez-Pérez , László Mérai , Igor E. Shparlinski

A classical result in additive combinatorics, which is a combination of Balog-Szemer\'edi-Gowers theorem and a variant of Freiman's theorem due to Ruzsa, says that if a subset $A$ of $\mathbb{F}_p^n$ contains at least $c |A|^3$ additive…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-08-25 Luka Milićević

We show that for all $\varepsilon>0$, for sufficiently large $q\in\mathbb{N}$ power of $2$, for all $\delta>0$, it is NP-hard to distinguish whether a given $2$-Prover-$1$-Round projection game with alphabet size $q$ has value at least…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2026-05-15 Dor Minzer , Kai Zhe Zheng

We compute an analogue of Pascal's triangle enriched in bilinear forms over a finite field. This gives an arithmetically meaningful count of the ways to choose $j$ ring homomorphisms into an algebraic closure from an \'etale extension of…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-01-12 Chongyao Chen , Kirsten Wickelgren

We provide two new characterizations of bounded orthogonally additive polynomials from a uniformly complete vector lattice into a convex bornological space using harmonic means and completely partitioned weighted geometric means. Our result…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2021-09-23 Christopher Schwanke

Quantum signal processing is a powerful framework in quantum algorithms, playing a central role in Hamiltonian simulation and related applications. The sequence of polynomials implemented at each step of this protocol provides a polynomial…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-08 Pierre-Antoine Bernard , Nathan Wiebe

Quantum signal processing (QSP) is a framework which was proven to unify and simplify a large number of known quantum algorithms, as well as discovering new ones. QSP allows one to transform a signal embedded in a given unitary using…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-02-26 Lorenzo Laneve , Stefan Wolf

The decomposition of tensors into simple rank-1 terms is key in a variety of applications in signal processing, data analysis and machine learning. While this canonical polyadic decomposition (CPD) is unique under mild conditions, including…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-04-17 Nico Vervliet , Andreas Themelis , Panagiotis Patrinos , Lieven De Lathauwer

Let $P$ and $Q$ be two simple polygons in the plane of total complexity $n$, each of which can be decomposed into at most $k$ convex parts. We present an $(1-\varepsilon)$-approximation algorithm, for finding the translation of $Q$, which…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2014-06-24 Sariel Har-Peled , Subhro Roy