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Article · Mathematical Programming · November 3, 2020
Nonnegative forms with sublevel sets of minimal volume
Khazhgali Kozhasov, Jean Bernard Lasserre
Abstract
Abstract We show that the Euclidean ball has the smallest volume among sublevel sets of nonnegative forms of bounded Bombieri norm as well as among sublevel sets of sum of squares forms whose Gram matrix has bounded Frobenius or nuclear (or, more generally, p -Schatten) norm. These volume-minimizing properties of the Euclidean ball with respect to its representation (as a sublevel set of a form of fixed even degree) complement its numerous intrinsic geometric properties. We also provide a probabilistic interpretation of the results.
Advanced Optimization Algorithms ResearchMathematical Inequalities and ApplicationsPoint processes and geometric inequalitiessublevel setsvolume minimizationEuclidean ball
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