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Nearest Points on Toric Varieties

Algebraic Geometry 2018-07-23 v4 Symbolic Computation Optimization and Control

Abstract

We determine the Euclidean distance degree of a projective toric variety. This extends the formula of Matsui and Takeuchi for the degree of the AA-discriminant in terms of Euler obstructions. Our primary goal is the development of reliable algorithmic tools for computing the points on a real toric variety that are closest to a given data point.

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@article{arxiv.1603.06544,
  title  = {Nearest Points on Toric Varieties},
  author = {Martin Helmer and Bernd Sturmfels},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1603.06544},
  year   = {2018}
}

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20 pages

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