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Linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) $I_d + \sum_{j=1}^g A_jx_j + \sum_{j=1}^g A_j^*x_j^*\succeq0$ play a role in many areas of applications and the set of solutions to one is called a spectrahedron. LMIs in (dimension--free) matrix variables…
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The (matricial) solution set of a Linear Matrix Inequality (LMI) is a convex basic non-commutative semi-algebraic set. The main theorem of this paper is a converse, a result which has implications for both semidefinite programming and…
This paper concerns free analytic maps on noncommutative domains. These maps are free analogs of classical holomorphic functions in several complex variables, and are defined in terms of noncommuting variables amongst which there are no…
A linear matrix inequality (LMI) is a condition stating that a symmetric matrix whose entries are affine linear combinations of variables is positive semidefinite. Motivated by the fact that diagonal LMIs define polyhedra, the solution set…
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The numerical range of a matrix is studied geometrically via the cone of positive semidefinite matrices (or semidefinite cone for short). In particular it is shown that the feasible set of a two-dimensional linear matrix inequality (LMI),…
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A spectrahedron is a convex set defined by a linear matrix inequality, i.e., the set of all $x \in \mathbb{R}^g$ such that \[ L_A(x) = I + A_1 x_1 + A_2 x_2 + \dots + A_g x_g \succeq 0 \] for some symmetric matrices $A_1,\ldots,A_g$. This…
Linear matrix Inequalities (LMIs) have had a major impact on control but formulating a problem as an LMI is an art. Recently there is the beginnings of a theory of which problems are in fact expressible as LMIs. For optimization purposes it…
Semidefinite programming is based on optimization of linear functionals over convex sets defined by linear matrix inequalities, namely, inequalities of the form $$L_A(X)=I-A_1X_1-\dots-A_g X_g\succeq0.$$ Here the $X_j$ are real numbers and…
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We show that maximal $S$-free convex sets are polyhedra when $S$ is the set of integral points in some rational polyhedron of $\mathbb{R}^n$. This result extends a theorem of Lov\'asz characterizing maximal lattice-free convex sets. Our…
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Free spectrahedra are natural objects in the theories of operator systems and spaces and completely positive maps. They also appear in various engineering applications. In this paper, free spectrahedra satisfying a Reinhardt symmetry…
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