Hamburger and Stieltjes moment problems in several variables

Vasilescu, F.-H.

doi:10.1090/S0002-9947-01-02943-9

Hamburger and Stieltjes moment problems in several variables
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by F.-H. Vasilescu

Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 354 (2002), 1265-1278

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-01-02943-9

Published electronically: November 2, 2001

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Abstract:

In this paper we give solutions to the Hamburger and Stieltjes moment problems in several variables, in algebraic terms, via extended sequences. Some characterizations of the uniqueness of the solutions are also presented.

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