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proper cone (Definition)

A proper cone is a cone $C\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ that satisfies the following:

  • $C$ is convex;
  • $C$ is closed;
  • $C$ is solid, meaning it has nonempty interior;
  • $C$ is pointed, meaning $x, -x\in C\Rightarrow x=0$ .


A proper cone $C$ induces a partial ordering on $\mathbb{R}^n$ :

$\displaystyle a\preceq b\Leftrightarrow b-a\in C. $
This ordering has many nice properties, such as transitivity, reflexivity, and antisymmetry.


Bibliography

1
S. Boyd, L. Vandenberghe, Convex Optimization, Cambridge University Press, 2004.




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Cross-references: antisymmetry, reflexivity, transitivity, properties, partial ordering, induces, interior, solid, closed, convex
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AMS MSC52A20 (Convex and discrete geometry :: General convexity :: Convex sets in $n$ dimensions )

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