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Geometry of the cone of positive quadratic forms

  • Peter M. Gruber
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 30. Januar 2009
Forum Mathematicum
Aus der Zeitschrift Band 21 Heft 1

Abstract

Let a quadratic form on 𝔼d be represented by its coefficient vector in 𝔼(1/2)d(d+1). Then, to the family of all positive semidefinite quadratic forms on 𝔼d there corresponds a closed convex cone 𝒬d in 𝔼(1/2)d(d+1) with apex at the origin. We describe its exposed faces and show that the families of its extreme and exposed faces coincide. Using these results, flag transitivity, neighborliness, singularity and duality properties of 𝒬d are shown. The isometries of the cone 𝒬d are characterized and we state a conjecture describing its linear symmetries. While the cone 𝒬d is far from being polyhedral, the results obtained show that it shares many properties with highly symmetric, neighborly and self dual polyhedral convex cones.

Received: 2007-06-04
Published Online: 2009-01-30
Published in Print: 2009-January

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