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On a minimal solution for the indefinite truncated multidimensional moment problem

Functional Analysis 2020-06-17 v1

Abstract

We will consider the indefinite truncated multidimensional moment problem. Necessary and sufficient conditions for a given truncated multisequence to have a signed representing measure μ\mu with cardsuppμ{\rm card}\,{\rm supp}\, \mu as small as possible are given by the existence of a rank preserving extension of a multivariate Hankel matrix (built from the given truncated multisequence) such that the corresponding associated polynomial ideal is real radical. This result is a special case of a more general characterisation of truncated multisequences with a minimal complex representing measure whose support is symmetric with respect to complex conjugation (which we will call {\it quasi-complex}). One motivation for our results is the fact that positive semidefinite truncated multisequence need not have a positive representing measure. Thus, our main result gives the potential for computing a signed representing measure μ=μ+μ\mu = \mu_+ - \mu_-, where cardμ{\rm card} \,\mu_- is small. We illustrate this point on concrete examples.

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@article{arxiv.2006.08692,
  title  = {On a minimal solution for the indefinite truncated multidimensional moment problem},
  author = {David P. Kimsey},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.08692},
  year   = {2020}
}
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