Everything About ___
Live briefing

Everything about Semidefinite programming

Subfield of convex optimization

Semidefinite programming (SDP) is a subfield of mathematical programming concerned with the optimization of a linear objective function over the intersection of the cone of positive semidefinite matrices with an affine space, i.e., a spectrahedron. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Semidefinite programmingA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Safety Verification and Robustness Analysis of Neural Networks via Quadratic Constraints and Semidefinite ProgrammingInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Approximation algorithms and semidefinite programmingThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Semidefinite ProgrammingCited 3,379 times
  5. Go sideways: Quantum optimization algorithmsA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Schmidt decompositionA closely related topic

📖 Definitions

No dictionary entry for this exact phrase.

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.

🔗 Related topics