Embedding theorems for spaces of ℝ-places of rational function fields and their products
We study spaces M(R(y)) of ℝ-places of rational function fields R(y) in one variable. For extensions F|R of formally real fields, with R real closed and satisfying a natural condition, we find embeddings of M(R(y)) in M(F(y)) and prove uniqueness results. Further, we study embeddings of products of spaces of the form M(F(y)) in spaces of ℝ-places of rational function fields in several variables. Our results uncover rather unexpected obstacles to a positive solution of the open question whether the...