Fernando Galván, José Francisco (2002) Sums of squares in real analytic rings. Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, 354 (5). pp. 1909-1919. ISSN 0002-9947
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Abstract
Let A be an analytic ring. We show:(1) A has finite Pythagoras number if and only if its real dimension is 2, and (2) if every positive semidefinite element of A is a sum of squares, then A is real and has real dimension 2.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Analytic ring; Positive semidefnite element; Sum of squares; Pythagoras number. |
| Subjects: | Sciences > Mathematics > Number theory Sciences > Mathematics > Algebraic geometry |
| ID Code: | 15238 |
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