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Simultaneous "orthonormalization" in $\mathbb{C}^4$

Let $A$ be a positive, invertible $4 \times 4$ hermitian complex matrix. So we have a positive sesquilinear form $\langle Av,w\rangle$. Say that a pair $(v,w)$ of vectors in $\mathbb{C}^4$ is good ...
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Positive quadratic polynomial

Let $S$ be solutions of a system of quadratic polynomials on $\mathbb{R}^n$. Suppose $q$ is another quadratic polynomial such that $q|_S\geqslant 0$. Is it possible to find a polynomial $\tilde q$ ...
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Positive 4-form

Denote by $W$ the space of all symmetric bilinear forms on $\mathbb{R}^n$. Let $Q$ be a quadratic form on $W$. Suppose that $Q(b)\geqslant 0$ for any $b\in W$ such that $b(X,Y)=\ell(X)\cdot\ell(Y)$ ...
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A nice necessary and sufficient condition on positive semi-definiteness of a matrix with a special structure

Let $$ A = \begin{pmatrix} \sum_{j\ne 1}a_{1j} & -a_{12} & \cdots & -a_{1n}\\ -a_{21} & \sum_{j\ne 2}a_{2j} & \cdots & -a_{2n}\\ \vdots & \vdots & \ddots & \...
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Continuous choice of null directions for a family of bilinear forms

Let $E$ and $F$ be (real) Hilbert spaces, where $\dim E = \infty$ and $1 \leq \dim F < \infty$. Let $T : E \to \operatorname{Sym}(F \times F,\mathbb{R})$ be a continuous linear map, where $\...
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Non-negative Quadratic forms with Exterior Forms

Hello All, I apologize if the following question is too elementary. Any suggestion is greatly appreciated. Thank you. Let $n\geqslant 4$, $X$ be an $n$-dimensional inner product space over $\mathbb{...
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