Abstract
We consider representations of real forms of even degree as a linear combination of powers of real linear forms, counting the number of positive and negative coefficients. We show that the natural generalization of Sylvester's Law of Inertia holds for binary quartics but fails for binary sextics.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 815-826 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society |
Volume | 138 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2010 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mathematics(all)
- Applied Mathematics