The minimizer-set conjecture for the PNS-free segment

Let SS be the effective domain of fourth order four dimensional Hankel tensors under the symmetric assumptions vj=v12jv_j=v_{12-j} for j=0,,5j=0,\ldots,5 and v4=v8=1v_4=v_8=1, and let M0M_0 and N0N_0 be the functions introduced on SS such that a tensor is SOS if and only if v0M0v_0\geq M_0 and PSD if and only if v0N0v_0\geq N_0. Define

L={(v2,v6,v1,v3,v5)=(1,1,t,t,t):t[1,1]}.L=\{(v_2,v_6,v_1,v_3,v_5)^\top=(1,1,t,t,t)^\top:t\in[-1,1]\}.

The minimizer-set conjecture. The segment LL is the minimizer set of both M0M_0 and N0N_0.

The segment has already been proved to be PNS-free, meaning that the SOS and PSD thresholds coincide there. The conjecture, based on numerical experiments, identifies all minimizers of both threshold functions; the source does not provide a proof or resolution.

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Yannan Chen, Liqun Qi and Qun Wang, “Positive Semi-Definiteness and Sum-of-Squares Property of Fourth Order Four Dimensional Hankel Tensors”, arXiv:1502.04566 (2015).

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