Conjugate Cone Characterization of Positive Definite and Semidefinite Matrices.

Abstract

Positive definite matrices are those which give rise to positive values of the associated quadratic forms for all nonzero values of the variables. In optimization problems very often the variables are restricted by inequalities, typically nonnegativity requirements. In this work we characterize positive definite matrices in terms of positive definiteness over restricted variables. This has useful implications for optimization problems. (Author)

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA116173

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  • Olvi L. Mangasarian
  • S.-p. Han

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  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

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  • Algebra
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