Archimedean Representation Theorem for modules over a commutative ring

Publication date 18 June 2017

Positive matrices and their generalizations; cones of matrices (15B48) Real algebra (13J30) Convex sets without dimension restrictions (aspects of convex geometry) (52A05) Real algebraic and real-analytic geometry (14P99)

Abstract: Positivstellens"atze for polynomials, such as that of P'olya and Handelman, are known to be concrete instances of the abstract Representation Theorem for (commutative unital) rings. We generalise the Representation Theorem to modules over rings. When this module consists of all symmetric matrices with entries in the polynomial ring, our generalisation of the Representation Theorem becomes the corresponding generalisations of P'olya's and Handelman's Positivstellens"atze to symmetric matrices with polynomial entries. These generalisations were previously obtained by Scherer and Hol, and L^e and Du' respectively, using the method of effective estimates from analysis.

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