Toric extensions of P\'olya's theorem
Algebraic Geometry
2025-11-11 v1
Abstract
The classical version of P\'olya's theorem provides a simple method for certifying that a homogeneous polynomial of degree d is strictly copositive, that is, it takes only positive values on the nonnegative real orthant. However, this method might fail to detect copositivity of polynomials that are missing certain degree d monomials. In this paper, we present extensions and converses to P\'olya's theorem for sparse polynomials, using techniques from positive toric geometry. Furthermore, we explore how this method can be used to study the convergence of Feynman integrals in particle physics.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2511.07342,
title = {Toric extensions of P\'olya's theorem},
author = {Lorenzo Baldi and Rainer Sinn and Máté L. Telek and Julian Weigert},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.07342},
year = {2025}
}