Semialgebraic and semianalytic sets
Cahiers du séminaire d'histoire des mathématiques, Série 2, Tome 1 (1991), pp. 59-70. 
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Ruiz, Jesus M. Semialgebraic and semianalytic sets. Cahiers du séminaire d'histoire des mathématiques, Série 2, Tome 1 (1991), pp. 59-70. http://www.numdam.org/item/CSHM_1991_2_1__59_0/

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[R1] Ruiz J. : On Hilbert's 17th problem an real Nullstellensatz for global analytic functions. Math. Z. 190, 447-459 ( 1985). | MR | Zbl

[A B R 1] Andradas C., Bröcker L., Ruiz R. : Minimal generation of basic open semianalytic sets. Invent. Math. 92, 409-430 ( 1988), | MR | Zbl

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