On the solution of the monge-ampere equation ZxxZyy-Z2xy = f(x,y) with quadratic right side

Abstract

For the Monge-Ampere equation Z(xx)Z(yy) - Z(xy)(2) = b(20)(x2)+b(11).xy+b(02y)(2)+ b(00) we consider the question on the existence of a solution Z(x, y) in the class of polynomials such that Z = Z(x, y) is a graph of a convex surface. If Z is a polynomial of odd degree, then the solution does not exist. If Z is a polynomial of 4-th degree and 4b(20)b(02) - b(11)(2) > 0, then the solution also does not exist. If 4b(20)b(02) - b(11)(2) = 0, then we have solutions.