On central orderings (2307.04430v1)

Abstract: We define the notion of central orderings for a general commutative ring $A$ which generalizes the notion of central points of irreducible real algebraic varieties. We study a central and a precentral loci which both live in the real spectrum of the ring $A$ and allow to state central Positivestellens\"atze in the spirit of Hilbert 17th problem.