Generating irreducible copositive matrices using the stable set problem

In this paper it is considered how graphs can be used to generate copositive matrices, and necessary and sufficient conditions are given for these generated matrices to then be irreducible with respect to the set of positive semidefinite plus nonnegative matrices. This is done through combining the...

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Published inDiscrete Applied Mathematics Vol. 296; pp. 103 - 117
Main Authors Dickinson, Peter J.C., de Zeeuw, Reinier
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 15.06.2021
Elsevier BV
Subjects
[formula omitted]-critical
Copositive
Extreme
Irreducible
Mathematical analysis
Matrix methods
Stability number
Stability number
Copositive
Irreducible
α-critical
Extreme
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Summary:In this paper it is considered how graphs can be used to generate copositive matrices, and necessary and sufficient conditions are given for these generated matrices to then be irreducible with respect to the set of positive semidefinite plus nonnegative matrices. This is done through combining the well known copositive formulation of the stable set problem with recent results on necessary and sufficient conditions for a copositive matrix to be irreducible. By applying this result, tens of thousands of new irreducible copositive matrices of order less than or equal to thirteen were found. These matrices were then tested for being extreme copositive matrices, and it was found that in all but three cases this was indeed the case. It is also demonstrated in this paper that these matrices provide difficult instances to test approximations of the copositive cone against.
ISSN:0166-218X
1872-6771
DOI:10.1016/j.dam.2020.04.013