Sums of squares

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Author: Dr. Pablo Parrilo, MIT, Cambridge, MA

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Dr. Pablo Parrilo accepted the invitation on 4 February 2008 (self-imposed deadline: 4 May 2008).

This article will briefly cover: algebraic and geometric aspects of sum of squares of polynomials, and their applications in optimization.

Invited by: Dr. Jean-Jacques Slotine, Nonlinear Systems Lab, MIT, Cambridge, MA
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