Inequalities for exponential polynomials with applications to moment sequences
Classical Analysis and ODEs
2026-04-07 v1 Functional Analysis
Abstract
Let ΦΛn be the unique solution of the differential operator L=∏j=0n(dxd−λj) such that ΦΛn(j)(0)=0 for j=0,...,n−1, and ΦΛn(n)(0)=1. Assume that ΦΛn is real-valued and ΦΛn(n+1)(x)≥0 for all x∈[0,B]. Then, if a polynomial R(x)=k=0∑nakxk is non-negative on the interval [0,B], the inequality k=0∑nakk!ΦΛn(n−k)(x)≥R(x) holds for x∈[0,B]. From this we derive several interesting inequalities for exponential polynomials. An important consequence is that for a non-negative measure μ over the interval [a,b] with b−a<B the sequence defined by sk:=∫abk!ΦΛn(n−k)(x−a)dμ(x) for k=0,...,n is a moment sequence, i.e. there exists a non-negative measure ν with support in [a,b] such that sk=∫ab(t−a)kdν(t) for k=0,....,n.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2409.18136,
title = {Inequalities for exponential polynomials with applications to moment sequences},
author = {Ognyan Kounchev and Hermann Render and Tsvetomir Tsachev},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.18136},
year = {2026}
}
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14 pages