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Amelia Álvarez

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arXiv2026

On the smallest numerical semigroups closed under affine maps

We study numerical semigroups $S_{a,b}(m)$ generated by the orbit of $m$ under the affine map $T_{a,b}(z)=az+b$, where $a\ge 2$, $m>1$, $\gcd(b,m)=1$, and $b\ge -(a-2)m-2$. This extends the usual affine-closed setting to feasible negative values of $b$. We write $A_i=(a^i-1)/(a-1)$ and let $n$ be the smallest positive integer such that $A_n\ge m$. We determine the minimal generators and give an explicit description of the Apéry set, obtaining homogeneity and formulas for the Frobenius number and the genus. We also study pseudo-Frobenius numbers via the induced Apéry parametrization and prove the sharp upper bound $\operatorname{t}(S_{a,b}(m))\le n-1$ for the type. We give a complete characterization of the symmetric members of the family in terms of the canonical representative of $m-1$. Finally, we exhibit a subfamily whose pseudo-Frobenius numbers form an arithmetic progression of length $n-1$; in particular, this subfamily attains the bound.

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arXiv2011

On the trigonometric moment problem

The trigonometric moment problem arises from the study of one-parameter families of centers in polynomial vector fields. It asks for the classification of the trigonometric polynomials $Q$ which are orthogonal to all powers of a trigonometric polynomial $P$. We show that this problem has a simple and natural solution under certain conditions on the monodromy group of the Laurent polynomial associated to $P$. In the case of real trigonometric polynomials, which is the primary motivation of the problem, our conditions are shown to hold for all trigonometric polynomials of degree 15 or less. In the complex case, we show that there are a small number of exceptional monodromy groups up to degree 30 where the conditions fail to hold and show how counter-examples can be constructed in several of these cases.

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arXiv2009

A Characterization of Linearly Semisimple Groups

Let $G = Spec A$ be an affine $K$-group scheme and $\tilde{A} = \{w \in A*: dim_K A^* \cdot w \cdot A^* < \infty \}$. Let $< -,-> : A^* \times \tilde{A} \to K, (w,\tilde{w}) := tr(w \tilde{w})$, be the trace form. We prove that $G$ is linearly reductive if and only if the trace form is non-degenerate on $A^*$.

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