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Positive Semidefinite Matrix


A positive semidefinite matrix is a Hermitian matrix all of whose eigenvalues are nonnegative.

A matrix m may be tested to determine if it is positive semidefinite in the Wolfram Language using PositiveSemidefiniteMatrixQ[m].


See also

Negative Definite Matrix, Negative Semidefinite Matrix, Positive Definite Matrix, Positive Eigenvalued Matrix, Positive Matrix

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References

Marcus, M. and Minc, H. Introduction to Linear Algebra. New York: Dover, p. 182, 1988.Marcus, M. and Minc, H. A Survey of Matrix Theory and Matrix Inequalities. New York: Dover, p. 69, 1992.

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Positive Semidefinite Matrix

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Positive Semidefinite Matrix." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/PositiveSemidefiniteMatrix.html

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