1

Introduction

Review of Convexity and Linear Programming

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2

PSD Matrices

Semidefinite Programming

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3

Binary Optimization

Bounds: Goemans-Williamson and Nesterov

Linearly Constrained Problems

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4

Review: Groups, Rings, Fields

Polynomials and Ideals

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5

Univariate Polynomials

Root Bounds and Sturm Sequences

Counting Real Roots

Nonnegativity

Sum of Squares

Positive Semidefinite Matrices

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6

Resultants

Discriminants

Applications

The set of Nonnegative Polynomials

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7

Hyperbolic Polynomials

SDP Representability

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8

SDP Representability

Convex Sets in R²

Hyperbolicity and the Lax Conjecture

Relating SDP-representable Sets and Hyperbolic Polynomials

Characterization

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9

Binomial Equations

Newton Polytopes

The Bézout and BKK Bounds

Application: Nash Equilibria

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10

Nonegativity and Sums of Squares

Sums of Squares and Semidefinite Programming

Applications and Extensions

Multivariate Polynomials

Duality and Density

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11

SOS Applications

Moments

Bridging the Gap

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12

Recovering a Measure from its Moments

A Probabilistic Interpretation

Duality and Complementary Slackness

Multivariate Case

Density Results

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13

Polynomial Ideals

Algebraic Varieties

Quotient Rings

Monomial Orderings

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14

Monomial Orderings

Gröbner Bases

Applications and Examples

Zero-dimensional Ideals

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15

Zero-dimensional Ideals

Hilbert Series

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16

Generalizing the Hermite Matrix

Parametric Versions

SOS on Quotients

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17

Infeasibility of Real Polynomial Equations

Certificates

The Zero-dimensional Case

Optimization

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18

Quantifier Elimination

Tarski-Seidenberg

Cylindrical Algebraic Decomposition (CAD)

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19

Certificates

Psatz Revisited

Copositive Matrices and Pólya's Theorem

Positive Polynomials

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20

Positive Polynomials

Schmüdgen's Theorem

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21

Groups and their Representations

Algebra Decomposition

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22

Sums of Squares Programs and Polynomial Inequalities

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