Induced inner product structures and Cauchy-Schwarz inequalities for linear functionals

  • Nguyen Ha Trang

    University of Transport and Communications, No 3 Cau Giay Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
Email: trangnh@utc.edu.vn
Từ khóa: Linear functionals, inner product, moment matrix, moment sequence, Cauchy-Schwarz inequality.

Tóm tắt

Linear functionals on finite-dimensional polynomial spaces generate fundamental algebraic and analytic structures, including moment sequences, moment matrices, and functional inequalities. Associated with a linear functional on polynomials of bounded degree is a moment matrix whose entries are given by the values of the functional on products of monomials and naturally exhibit a Hankel structure. Adopting an intrinsic functional-analytic viewpoint, this paper studies linear functionals on polynomial spaces without invoking any external representation framework. We develop a unified algebraic setting in which linearity, positivity-type conditions, moment matrices, and a functional inequality are examined simultaneously. We distinguish properties arising purely from linearity from those requiring additional structural assumptions. In particular, we establish a Cauchy-type inequality for linear functionals under mild algebraic conditions, independent of any a priori inner product structure. Under stronger positivity assumptions, the linear functional induces an inner product on polynomial spaces, with the associated moment matrix reflecting this structure precisely. Moreover, the Hankel structure of moment matrices is clarified as an intrinsic consequence of polynomial multiplication.

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