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Dual optimal design and the Christoffel-Darboux polynomial

Optimization and Control 2020-12-09 v2 Statistics Theory Statistics Theory

Abstract

The purpose of this short note is to show that the Christoffel-Darboux polynomial, useful in approximation theory and data science, arises naturally when deriving the dual to the problem of semi-algebraic D-optimal experimental design in statistics. It uses only elementary notions of convex analysis. Geometric interpretations and algorithmic consequences are mentioned.

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@article{arxiv.2009.03546,
  title  = {Dual optimal design and the Christoffel-Darboux polynomial},
  author = {Yohann de Castro and Fabrice Gamboa and Didier Henrion and Jean Lasserre},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2009.03546},
  year   = {2020}
}