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Let $p_{\min}$ denote the minimum of a polynomial $p$ over a (general) compact semialgebraic set $S \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$. A standard way to approximate $p_{\min}$ is via hierarchies built from Positivstellens\"atze, which certify…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-21 Olga Heijmans-Kuryatnikova , Juan C. Vera , Luis F. Zuluaga

Alon's combinatorial Nullstellensatz (Theorem 1.1 from \cite{Alon1}) is one of the most powerful algebraic tools in combinatorics, with a diverse array of applications. Let $\F$ be a field, $S_1,S_2,..., S_n$ be finite nonempty subsets of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2011-09-26 Géza Kós , Lajos Rónyai

Systems of polynomial equations over an algebraically-closed field K can be used to concisely model many combinatorial problems. In this way, a combinatorial problem is feasible (e.g., a graph is 3-colorable, hamiltonian, etc.) if and only…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2008-01-25 J. A. De Loera , J. Lee , P. Malkin , S. Margulies

This article extends the classical Real Nullstellensatz to matrices of polynomials in a free $\ast$-algebra $\RR\axs$ with $x=(x_1, \ldots, x_n)$. This result is a generalization of a result of Cimpri\vc, Helton, McCullough, and the author.…

Operator Algebras · Mathematics 2013-05-06 Christopher S. Nelson

We provide a new degree bound on the weighted sum-of-squares (SOS) polynomials for Putinar-Vasilescu's Positivstellensatz. This leads to another Positivstellensatz saying that if $f$ is a polynomial of degree at most $2 d_f$ nonnegative on…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-05-28 Ngoc Hoang Anh Mai , Victor Magron

We compile a long list of equivalent formulations of Hilbert's Nullstellensatz in infinite dimensions, and prove a persistence result for the strong Nullstellensatz in large polynomial rings.

Commutative Algebra · Mathematics 2026-04-22 A. Bernhard Zeidler

We provide a new proof of ``most" cases of the polynomial Wiener-Wintner theorem for $\sigma$-finite spaces, using hard-analytic methods. Specifically, we prove that whenever $(X,\mu,T)$ is a $\sigma$-finite measure-preserving system, and…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2025-11-05 Ben Krause

We present a new effective Nullstellensatz with bounds for the degrees which depend not only on the number of variables and on the degrees of the input polynomials but also on an additional parameter called the {\it geometric degree of the…

alg-geom · Mathematics 2008-02-03 Martin Sombra

Hilbert's Nullstellensatz is a fundamental result in algebraic geometry that gives a necessary and sufficient condition for a finite collection of multivariate polynomials to have a common zero in an algebraically closed field. Associated…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2024-10-22 Rida Ait El Manssour , Nikhil Balaji , Klara Nosan , Mahsa Shirmohammadi , James Worrell

Efficient algorithms for many problems in optimization and computational algebra often arise from casting them as systems of polynomial equations. Blum, Shub, and Smale formalized this as Hilbert's Nullstellensatz Problem $HN_R$: given…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2025-10-28 Markus Bläser , Sagnik Dutta , Gorav Jindal

The solving degree of a system of multivariate polynomial equations provides an upper bound for the complexity of computing the solutions of the system via Groebner bases methods. In this paper, we consider polynomial systems that are…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-02-06 Alessio Caminata , Michela Ceria , Elisa Gorla

In this paper, we investigate the proof complexity of a wide range of substructural systems. For any proof system $\mathbf{P}$ at least as strong as Full Lambek calculus, $\mathbf{FL}$, and polynomially simulated by the extended Frege…

Logic · Mathematics 2020-08-21 Raheleh Jalali

The approximate non-deterministic degree of a Boolean function $f$, denoted $\mathsf{ndeg}_\epsilon(f)$ (written $\mathsf{N}_\epsilon(f)$ for brevity), is the minimum degree of a real polynomial $p$ such that $0 \le |p(x)| \le \epsilon$…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2026-05-25 Samruddhi Pednekar , Supartha Podder

The Schm\"udgen's Positivstellensatz gives a certificate to verify positivity of a strictly positive polynomial $f$ on a compact, basic, semi-algebraic set $\mathbf{K} \subset \mathbb{R}^n$. A Positivstellensatz of this type is called…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-12-19 Etienne de Klerk , Juan Vera Lizcano

In this article we will discuss a new, mostly theoretical, method for solving (zero-dimensional) polynomial systems, which lies in between Gr\"obner basis computations and the heuristic first fall degree assumption and is not based on any…

Commutative Algebra · Mathematics 2015-06-19 Ming-Deh A. Huang , Michiel Kosters , Yun Yang , Sze Ling Yeo

In [4] Sturmfels linked the Hilbert Nullstellensatz to Gr\"obner bases through final polynomials. In (loc. cit.) it was claimed that final polynomials always appear in a lexicographic Gr\"obner basis of a certain ideal. In this paper, we…

Commutative Algebra · Mathematics 2024-05-28 Peter Lundgaard , Andreas Bøgh Poulsen

A Nullstellensatz is a theorem providing information on polynomials that vanish on a certain set: David Hilbert's Nullstellensatz (1893) is a cornerstone of algebraic geometry, and Noga Alon's Combinatorial Nullstellensatz (1999) is a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-06-19 Erhard Aichinger , John R. Schmitt , Henry Zhan

We give an expository account of Nullstellensatz-like results when the base field is finite. In particular, we discuss the vanishing ideal of the affine space and of the projective space over a finite field. As an application, we include an…

Commutative Algebra · Mathematics 2018-06-28 Sudhir R. Ghorpade

We prove an effective integrability criterion for differential-algebraic Pfaffian systems leading to a decision method of consistency with a triple exponential complexity bound. As a byproduct, we obtain an upper bound for the order of…

Commutative Algebra · Mathematics 2015-01-21 Lisi D'Alfonso , Gabriela Jeronimo , Pablo Solernó

In this article, we use the Combinatorial Nullstellensatz to give new proofs of the Cauchy-Davenport, the Dias da Silva-Hamidoune and to generalize a previous addition theorem of the author. Precisely, this last result proves that for a set…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-02-22 Eric Balandraud