Sum of squares length of real forms

DOI10.1007/S00209-016-1773-ZMaRDI QIDQ2396178zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Claus Scheiderer

Publication date 7 June 2017

Published in Mathematische Zeitschrift (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1603.05430

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Forms over real fields (11E10) Sums of squares and representations by other particular quadratic forms (11E25)

Abstract: For $n,,dge1$ let $p(n,2d)$ denote the smallest number $p$ such that every sum of squares of forms of degree $d$ in $mathbbR[x_1,dots,x_n]$ is a sum of $p$ squares. We establish lower bounds for these numbers that are considerably stronger than the bounds known so far. Combined with known upper bounds they give $p(3,2d)ind+1,,d+2$ in the ternary case. Assuming a conjecture of Iarrobino-Kanev on dimensions of tangent spaces to catalecticant varieties, we show that $p(n,2d)simconstcdot{d}^{(n-1)/2}$ for $doinfty$ and all $nge3$. For ternary sextics and quaternary quartics we determine the exact value of the invariant, showing $p(3,6)=4$ and $p(4,4)=5$.

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