Hyperbolic matrix polynomials are an important class of Hermitian matrix poly-nomials that contain overdamped quadratics as a special case. They share with definite pencils the spectral property that their eigenvalues are real and semisimple. We extend the definition of hyperbolic matrix polynomial in a way that relaxes the requirement of definiteness of the leading coefficient matrix, yielding...

Space tensors appear in physics and mechanics, and they are real physical entities. Mathematically, they are tensors in the three-dimensional Euclidean space. In the research of diffusion magnetic resonance imaging, convex optimization problems are formed where higher order positive semi-definite space tensors are involved. In this short paper, we investigate these problems from the viewpoint o...

This paper develops the deterministic approach to duality for semi-definite linear programming problems in the face of data uncertainty. We establish strong duality between the robust counterpart of an uncertain semi-definite linear programming model problem and the optimistic counterpart of its uncertain dual. We prove that strong duality between the deterministic counterparts holds under a ch...

Diffusion tensor imaging can be studied as a deconvolution density estimation problem on the space of positive definite symmetric matrices. We develop a nonparametric estimator for the common density function of a random sample of positive definite matrices. Our estimator is based on the Helgason-Fourier transform and its inversion, the natural tools for analysis of compositions of random posit...

Motivated by applications in microwave engineering and diffusion tensor imaging, we study the problem of deconvolution density estimation on the space of positive definite symmetric matrices. We develop a nonparametric estimator for the density function of a random sample of positive definite matrices. Our estimator is based on the Helgason-Fourier transform and its inversion, the natural tools...

has positive coefficients when m = 6 and A and B are any two 3-by-3 complex Hermitian positive definite matrices. This case is the first that is not covered by prior, general results. This problem arises from a conjecture raised by Bessis, Moussa and Villani in connection with a long-standing problem in theoretical physics. The full conjecture, as shown recently by Lieb and Seiringer, is equiva...