A Generalization of Strassen’s Theorem on Preordered Semirings

Vrana, Péter

2021-07-01

QA Mathematics / matematika

QA72 Algebra / algebra

Given a commutative semiring with a compatible preorder satisfying a version of the Archimedean property, the asymptotic spectrum, as introduced by Strassen (J. reine angew. Math. 1988), is an essentially unique compact Hausdorff space together with a map from the semiring to the ring of continuous functions. Strassen's theorem characterizes an asymptotic relaxation of the preorder that asymptotically compares large powers of the elements up to a subexponential factor as the pointwise partial order of the corresponding functions, realizing the asymptotic spectrum as the space of monotone semiring homomorphisms to the nonnegative real numbers. Such preordered semirings have found applications in complexity theory and information theory. We prove a generalization of this theorem to preordered semirings that satisfy a weaker polynomial growth condition. This weaker hypothesis does not ensure in itself that nonnegative real-valued monotone homomorphisms characterize the (appropriate modification of the) asymptotic preorder. We find a sufficient condition as well as an equivalent condition for this to hold. Under these conditions the asymptotic spectrum is a locally compact Hausdorff space satisfying a similar universal property as in Strassen's work.

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Vrana, Péter (2021) A Generalization of Strassen’s Theorem on Preordered Semirings. ORDER-A JOURNAL ON THE THEORY OF ORDERED SETS AND ITS APPLICATIONS. ISSN 0167-8094

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http://doi.org/10.1007/s11083-021-09570-7

doi:10.1007/s11083-021-09570-7