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Main Authors: Coves, Gemma De les, Graf, Joshua, Klingler, Andreas, Netzer, Tim
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.15053
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author Coves, Gemma De les
Graf, Joshua
Klingler, Andreas
Netzer, Tim
author_facet Coves, Gemma De les
Graf, Joshua
Klingler, Andreas
Netzer, Tim
contents We investigate the generalized moment membership problem for matrices, a formulation equivalent to Skolem's problem for linear recurrence sequences. We show decidability for orthogonal, unitary, and real eigenvalue matrices, and undecidability for matrices over certain commutative and non-commutative polynomial rings. As consequences, we deduce that positivity is decidable for simple unitary linear recurrence sequences and undecidable for linear recurrence sequences over commutative polynomial rings. As a byproduct, we also prove a free version of Polya's theorem.
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spellingShingle Positive Moments Forever: Undecidable and Decidable Cases
Coves, Gemma De les
Graf, Joshua
Klingler, Andreas
Netzer, Tim
Algebraic Geometry
Computational Complexity
Quantum Physics
13P99 (Primary), 11B37 (Secondary)
We investigate the generalized moment membership problem for matrices, a formulation equivalent to Skolem's problem for linear recurrence sequences. We show decidability for orthogonal, unitary, and real eigenvalue matrices, and undecidability for matrices over certain commutative and non-commutative polynomial rings. As consequences, we deduce that positivity is decidable for simple unitary linear recurrence sequences and undecidable for linear recurrence sequences over commutative polynomial rings. As a byproduct, we also prove a free version of Polya's theorem.
title Positive Moments Forever: Undecidable and Decidable Cases
topic Algebraic Geometry
Computational Complexity
Quantum Physics
13P99 (Primary), 11B37 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.15053