The multidimensional truncated moment problem: Carathéodory numbers from Hilbert functions

Real algebraic and real-analytic geometry (14P99) Moment problems and interpolation problems in the complex plane (30E05) Inverse problems for PDEs (35R30) Moment problems (44A60) Numerical quadrature and cubature formulas (65D32)

Abstract: In this paper we improve the bounds for the Carath'eodory number, especially on algebraic varieties and with small gaps (not all monomials are present). We provide explicit lower and upper bounds on algebraic varieties,

m a t h b b R^{n}

, and

[0, 1]^{n}

. We also treat moment problems with small gaps. We find that for every

v a r e p s i l o n > 0

and

d i n m a t h b b N

there is a

n i n m a t h b b N

such that we can construct a moment functional

L : m a t h b b R [x_{1}, d o t s, x_{n}]_{l e q d} i g h t a r r o w m a t h b b R

which needs at least

atoms

l_{x_{i}}

. Consequences and results for the Hankel matrix and flat extension are gained. We find that there are moment functionals

L : m a t h b b R [x_{1}, d o t s, x_{n}]_{l e q 2 d} i g h t a r r o w m a t h b b R

which need to be extended to the worst case degree

4 d

,

i l d e L : m a t h b b R [x_{1}, d o t s, x_{n}]_{l e q 4 d} i g h t a r r o w m a t h b b R

, in order to have a flat extension.

Review text

The paper under review is dedicated to some questions in the context of truncated moment problems, especially to the concept of Carathéodory number. We recall that the Carathéodory number is the minimal number \(N\) with the property that every moment sequence with a fixed truncation is the sum of \(N\) Dirac measures. The precise value of this number is not known in general but, nevertheless, evaluations in some important particular cases can be given. For the case of algebraic varieties with small gaps (that is, not all monomial are present), the bounds for the Carathéodory number, previously studied by other authors, are improved by the authors. In fact, they provide explicit lower lower and upper bounds on algebraic varieties, \(\mathbb R^n\), and \([0,1]^n\), also treating moment problems with small gaps. In particular, results concerning Hankel matrices are recaptured by the authors.

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