Signatures, sums of Hermitian squares and positive cones on algebras with involution

DOI10.3934/ERA.2018.25.003MaRDI QIDQ1994820zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Vincent Astier, Thomas Unger

Publication date 2 November 2018

Published in Electronic Research Announcements in Mathematical Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1706.01264

zbMATH Keywords

algebra with involutionformally real fieldHermitian formpositive conepositivityreal algebrasignaturesum of Hermitian squaresWitt group

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Bilinear and Hermitian forms (11E39) Real algebra (13J30) Finite-dimensional division rings (16K20) Rings with involution; Lie, Jordan and other nonassociative structures (16W10)

Abstract: We provide a coherent picture of our efforts thus far in extending real algebra and its links to the theory of quadratic forms over ordered fields in the noncommutative direction, using hermitian forms and "ordered" algebras with involution.

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