Semidefinite representations for finite varieties

  • Authors:
  • Monique Laurent

  • Affiliations:
  • CWI, Kruislaan 413, 1098, Amsterdam, SJ, The Netherlands

  • Venue:
  • Mathematical Programming: Series A and B
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

We consider the problem of minimizing a polynomial over a set defined by polynomial equations and inequalities. When the polynomial equations have a finite set of complex solutions, we can reformulate this problem as a semidefinite programming problem. Our semidefinite representation involves combinatorial moment matrices, which are matrices indexed by a basis of the quotient vector space ℝ[x 1, . . . ,xn]/I, where I is the ideal generated by the polynomial equations in the problem. Moreover, we prove the finite convergence of a hierarchy of semidefinite relaxations introduced by Lasserre. Semidefinite approximations can be constructed by considering truncated combinatorial moment matrices; rank conditions are given (in a grid case) that ensure that the approximation solves the original problem to optimality.