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Radial positive definite functions and Schoenberg matrices with negative eigenvalues

The main object under consideration is a class $Φ_n\backslashΦ_{n+1}$ of radial positive definite functions on $\R^n$ which do not admit \emph{radial positive definite continuation} on $\R^{n+1}$. We find certain necessary and sufficient conditions for the Schoenberg representation measure $ν_n$ of $f\in Φ_n$ in order that the inclusion $f\in Φ_{n+k}$, $k\in\N$, holds. We show that the class $Φ_n\backslashΦ_{n+k}$ is rich enough by giving a number of examples. In particular, we give a direct proof of $Ω_n\inΦ_n\backslashΦ_{n+1}$, which avoids Schoenberg's theorem, $Ω_n$ is the Schoenberg kernel. We show that $Ω_n(a\cdot)Ω_n(b\cdot)\inΦ_n\backslashΦ_{n+1}$, for $a\not=b$. Moreover, for the square of this function we prove surprisingly much stronger result: $Ω_n^2(a\cdot)\inΦ_{2n-1}\backslashΦ_{2n}$. We also show that any $f\inΦ_n\backslashΦ_{n+1}$, $n\ge2$, has infinitely many negative squares. The latter means that for an arbitrary positive integer $N$ there is a finite Schoenberg matrix $\kS_X(f) := \|f(|x_i-x_j|_{n+1})\|_{i,j=1}^{m}$, $X := \{x_j\}_{j=1}^m \subset\R^{n+1}$, which has at least $N$ negative eigenvalues.