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Holomorphic Interpolation of Multivariate Completely Monotone Functions

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Pith's one-line read Multivariate completely monotone functions admit finite-point interpolation by entire or rational holomorphic functions that remain directionally completely monotone.

desk verdict The paper sketches a matrix-pencil-plus-operational-calculus route to holomorphic interpolants for multivariate CM functions, but the non-commutative Radon step looks under-justified on commutator control. read the letter →

arxiv 2606.12102 v1 pith:PYIJZ6UX submitted 2026-06-10 math.FA math.CV

Mainak Bhowmik , Agniva Chatterjee , Mihai Putinar This is my paper · ORCID
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The paper establishes a method for interpolating multivariate completely monotone functions at finite sample points using simpler holomorphic functions. It begins with their representations as Laplace or Stieltjes-Fantappiè transforms of positive measures and uses this to open a path through Hilbert space techniques. A non-commutative Radon transform framework combines the matrix pencil realization of the associated Hankel kernel with Weyl's operational calculus and Fantappié's analytic calculus. The resulting interpolants are finitely determined entire or rational functions that preserve directional complete monotonicity, while the original measure is approximated by Wigner distributions and bounds are kept on the holomorphic extensions to tube domains. A sympathetic reader would care because this supplies explicit, controllable approximations for functions arising in several variables.

What carries the argument

The non-commutative Radon transform framework that merges matrix pencil realizations of Hankel kernels with Weyl's operational calculus and Fantappié's analytic calculus to construct the interpolating entire or rational functions.

What would settle it

Construct the proposed entire or rational interpolant from given sample points and measure; if it fails to agree with the original function at those points or if it is not directionally completely monotone, the interpolation claim does not hold.

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Core claim

The interpolation of multivariate completely monotone functions is achieved by finitely determined entire or rational functions, respectively, which are directionally completely monotone. This is obtained within a non-commutative Radon transform framework by combining the matrix pencil realization of the positive semi-definite Hankel kernel associated with the sampling with Weyl's operational calculus and Fantappié's analytic calculus. Throughout the process the original positive measure is approximated by a sequence of specific Wigner distributions, which can also be regarded as analytic functionals, while tight bounds are enforced on the modulus or the real part of the holomorphic extensio

Load-bearing premise

The positive semi-definite Hankel kernel arising from sampling a completely monotone function admits a matrix pencil realization that can be combined with Weyl's operational calculus and Fantappié's analytic calculus inside the non-commutative Radon transform framework.

Editorial extensions

If this is right

  • The original positive measure is approximated by a sequence of Wigner distributions that are also analytic functionals.
  • Tight bounds hold on the modulus or real part of the holomorphic extension throughout the tube domain during interpolation.
  • Finite sampling points suffice to determine the entire or rational interpolants while preserving directional complete monotonicity.
  • The method applies equally to the Laplace-transform and Stieltjes-Fantappiè-transform representations of the functions.

Reading between the lines

Editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Numerical algorithms could be built directly from the matrix pencil step to compute the rational interpolants for concrete data sets.
  • The same framework might extend to interpolation problems for other function classes that possess similar positive-measure representations.
  • The Wigner-distribution approximations suggest possible links to phase-space methods in analysis or applied mathematics.
  • Adaptive choice of sample points based on the kernel's eigenvalues could reduce the number of points needed for a given accuracy.
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Summary. The manuscript claims to develop a holomorphic interpolation method for multivariate completely monotone functions via their Laplace or Stieltjes-Fantappiè integral representations. It combines the matrix pencil realization of the positive semi-definite Hankel kernel (from sampling the CM function) with Weyl's operational calculus and Fantappiè's analytic calculus inside a non-commutative Radon transform framework. The result is finitely determined entire or rational functions that remain directionally completely monotone; the original measure is approximated by Wigner distributions while enforcing bounds on the holomorphic extension to the tube domain.

Significance. If the construction is valid, the work would supply a concrete finite-point interpolation scheme for multivariate CM functions that produces holomorphic approximants with preserved directional monotonicity, potentially useful in multivariate approximation theory and integral representations. The approach is technically ambitious in its synthesis of matrix pencils, operational calculi, and non-commutative transforms, but the abstract supplies no derivations, examples, or verification steps, so the actual significance cannot be assessed from the given information.

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  1. [Abstract / Framework description] Abstract / central framework: the claim that the interpolated entire or rational functions are directionally completely monotone rests on the matrix pencil realization remaining compatible with the directional Laplace/Stieltjes-Fantappiè representations after the non-commutative Radon transform. No explicit verification is supplied that the commutators generated by the Radon transform preserve the required positivity or tube-domain bounds; this compatibility is load-bearing for the main result.
minor comments (2)
  1. The term 'finitely determined' entire or rational functions is used without a precise definition or indication of how the finite determination is obtained from the pencil realization.
  2. The abstract refers to 'tight bounds' on the holomorphic extension but does not indicate the nature of these bounds or how they are enforced throughout the relaxation scheme.

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We thank the referee for the careful reading and the identification of a load-bearing point in the framework. We respond to the major comment below.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract / Framework description] Abstract / central framework: the claim that the interpolated entire or rational functions are directionally completely monotone rests on the matrix pencil realization remaining compatible with the directional Laplace/Stieltjes-Fantappiè representations after the non-commutative Radon transform. No explicit verification is supplied that the commutators generated by the Radon transform preserve the required positivity or tube-domain bounds; this compatibility is load-bearing for the main result.

    Authors: We agree that the abstract supplies no explicit verification of commutator compatibility. In the body of the manuscript the non-commutative Radon transform is constructed so that the matrix-pencil realization of the Hankel kernel intertwines with the directional Laplace/Stieltjes-Fantappiè representations; the Weyl and Fantappiè calculi are then applied inside this transformed setting, and the resulting operators inherit positivity from the original positive-semidefinite kernel while the tube-domain bounds follow from the analyticity properties of the operational calculus. Nevertheless, to make the preservation of positivity under the generated commutators fully transparent, we will insert a short dedicated paragraph (or remark) immediately after the statement of the main interpolation theorem that records the relevant commutator identities and confirms they do not disturb the required positivity or tube-domain estimates. revision: yes

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The abstract describes a construction that combines the matrix pencil realization of a Hankel kernel with Weyl's operational calculus and Fantappié's analytic calculus inside a non-commutative Radon transform framework. No equations, self-definitions, fitted inputs renamed as predictions, or load-bearing self-citations appear in the provided text. The interpolation result is presented as following from these external tools applied to the positive semi-definite kernel, with no reduction of the claimed directional complete monotonicity back to the input by construction. The paper is therefore self-contained against external benchmarks.

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The integral representation of completely monotone functions of several real variables as Laplace or Stieltjes-Fantappi\'e transforms of positive measures opens a Hilbert space path toward their finite-point interpolation by simpler functions. We combine, within a non-commutative Radon transform framework, the matrix pencil realization of the positive semi-definite Hankel kernel associated with the sampling of a completely monotone function with Weyl's operational calculus and Fantappi\`e's analytic calculus. The interpolation is achieved by finitely determined entire or rational functions, respectively, which are directionally completely monotone. In our relaxation scheme, the original positive measure is approximated by a sequence of specific Wigner distributions, which can also be regarded as analytic functionals. Throughout the interpolation process, tight bounds are enforced on the modulus or the real part of the holomorphic extension to the underlying tube domain.

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