Solution of the Stieltjes truncated matrix moment problem
Vadim M. Adamyan, Igor M. TkachenkoThe truncated Stieltjes matrix moment problem consisting in the description of all matrix distributions \(\boldsymbol{\sigma}(t)\) on \([0,\infty)\) with given first \(2n+1\) power moments \((\mathbf{C}_j)_{n=0}^j\) is solved using known results on the corresponding Hamburger problem for which \(\boldsymbol{\sigma}(t)\) are defined on \((-\infty,\infty)\). The criterion of solvability of the Stieltjes problem is given and all its solutions in the non-degenerate case are described by selection of the appropriate solutions among those of the Hamburger problem for the same set of moments. The results on extensions of non-negative operators are used and a purely algebraic algorithm for the solution of both Hamburger and Stieltjes problems is proposed.