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Finite truncated forward-positivity constraints
Statement
For any gapped identical-scalar forward-amplitude data satisfying all the defined analytic, continuous-bank, endpoint and growth conditions, with , gap , an even pole-subtracted function and nonnegative density for , extended by , with finite , let and . For every integer , the vector belongs to the finite feasible set defined by the following quadratic inequalities: for each integer with and every ,
and for each integer with and every such vector,
These are necessary finite positivity tests on normalized forward on-shell amplitude coordinates. Membership in is not asserted to be sufficient for a full amplitude or a physical quantum field theory.
Statement references
Facts & Assumptions
Given: The amplitude data of the preceding definition, integer , and arbitrary real vectors in the indicated ranges.
Gapped identical-scalar forward-amplitude data and Finite truncated forward-amplitude bootstrap data: , is locally Riemann integrable on , , and ; consists exactly of the three stated families of inequalities with the given index bounds.
Forward positivity for a gapped identical scalar: under these full data, including the continuous-bank and endpoint hypotheses, for every integer , , with a finite improper Riemann integral.
Improper integrals over unbounded intervals: the integral on is the finite limit of its truncations on as .
Linearity of convergent improper integrals: finite linear combinations of convergent improper Riemann integrals on this interval equal the integral of the corresponding linear combination.
If on and both are integrable then ; and : the integral of a nonnegative Riemann-integrable function on a finite interval is nonnegative.
Comparison tests for improper integrals: if and are locally Riemann integrable, eventually toward an improper end, and the improper integral of converges, then the improper integral of converges.
Proof
For , put and . Then , , and by [F1] and [F3]. For every , [F2] gives . These moments are finite since .
On each finite interval , is Riemann integrable by [F1], while , , and every polynomial in are continuous. Thus times every kernel used below is Riemann integrable: for bounded and continuous , for each subinterval , where . A Darboux-good partition for , refined to small mesh using uniform continuity of , proves the Darboux criterion for . Thus every finite truncation used below is well-defined.
Fix with and real . Let . Using the finitely many moment identities from step 1.1 and [F4], . The polynomial is bounded on , so the integrand is bounded above by a fixed multiple of the integrable nonnegative function ; [F6] gives convergence. Its finite truncations are nonnegative by [F5], and their limit is nonnegative by [F3]. Thus the first family holds.
Fix with and the same arbitrary vector, and use . The moment identities and [F4] give and . The index bound ensures every moment used has index at most . Since , both integrands are nonnegative. Each is bounded by for , so [F6] and [F3] give convergent nonnegative improper integrals, using [F5] on every finite truncation. Both remaining families therefore hold. At threshold the second localizer vanishes, and as one has ; neither endpoint changes the nonnegative-integral argument.
For , all three applicable families have and are included in steps 3.1 and 3.2. For every , those steps establish every inequality in the defining index ranges, so the vector belongs to . Equality may occur when an integrand vanishes; the proof gives no strict inequality. The set was defined only by these necessary tests, so this membership proves no converse or full-amplitude realization.
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Gapped identical-scalar forward-amplitude data
Forward positivity for a gapped identical scalar
Finite truncated forward-amplitude bootstrap data
Improper integrals over unbounded intervals
Linearity of convergent improper integrals
If on and both are integrable then ; and
Comparison tests for improper integrals
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