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Various Proofs of the Sylvester Criterion for Quadratic Forms

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In the first part of the paper we present several proofs of the so-called Sylvester criterion for quadratic forms; some of the said proofs are short and easy. In the second part of the paper we give an algebraic proof of the Sylvester criterion for quadratic forms subject to a linear homogeneous system.

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  • Giorgio Giorgi, 2017. "Various Proofs of the Sylvester Criterion for Quadratic Forms," Journal of Mathematics Research, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 9(6), pages 55-66, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:jmrjnl:v:9:y:2017:i:6:p:55
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    1. Giorgi Giorgio, 2018. "A Classroom Note on Twice Continuously Differentiable Strictly Convex and Strongly Quasiconvex Functions," Journal of Mathematics Research, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 10(3), pages 42-52, June.
    2. Giorgio, 2019. "On Second-Order Optimality Conditions in Smooth Nonlinear Programming Problems," DEM Working Papers Series 171, University of Pavia, Department of Economics and Management.
    3. Giorgio Giorgi, 2022. "A Proof of the Sylvester Criterion for Quadratic Forms via Optimality Conditions for Quadratic Functions," Journal of Mathematics Research, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 14(2), pages 1-1, May.

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    Quadratic forms; Sylvester criterion; positive definite quadratic forms; constrained quadratic forms.;
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