Local minima of quadratic forms on convex cones

  • Authors:
  • Alberto Seeger;Mounir Torki

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Mathematics, University of Avignon, Avignon, France 84000;University of Avignon, I.U.P., Avignon, France 84911

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Global Optimization
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

We study the local minima and the critical values of a quadratic form on the trace of a convex cone. This variational problem leads to the development of a spectral theory that combines matrix algebra and facial analysis of convex cones.