On the bad points of positive semidefinite polynomials

DOI10.1007/S00209-021-02804-9MaRDI QIDQ2118186zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Olivier Benoist

Publication date 22 March 2022

Published in Mathematische Zeitschrift (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.16134

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Sums of squares and representations by other particular quadratic forms (11E25) Forms of degree higher than two (11E76) Real algebra (13J30) Rational points (14G05) Hypersurfaces and algebraic geometry (14J70) Real algebraic sets (14P05)

Abstract: A bad point of a positive semidefinite real polynomial f is a point at which a pole appears in all expressions of f as a sum of squares of rational functions. We show that quartic polynomials in three variables never have bad points. We give examples of positive semidefinite polynomials with a bad point at the origin, that are nevertheless sums of squares of formal power series, answering a question of Brumfiel. We also give an example of a positive semidefinite polynomial in three variables with a complex bad point that is not real, answering a question of Scheiderer.

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