I want to solve the SDP problem with cvx, and I want to know how to express the objective function so that it conforms to the cvx specification

Nonconvex
Aug 22, 2024
W


Hope you can get help to answer my doubts, thanks!

M

Please show us your proof that the objective function is concave. I will assume it is not unless and until you prove it is.

Presuming x denotes multiplication, the term before x is affine, and the term after x appears to be convex and expressible using matrix_frac. However, these terms can’t be multiplied in CVX.

W
Replying to #2

Thank you for your help!

S
Replying to #2

Hi Dr Mark, @Mark_L_Stone

I thought the proposer, @weichen155, needed to prove it’s convex and not concave on the objective function, as suggested for suitability with CVX, or am I missing something here?

Regards

Supra

M

@supra You are not missing something here.

S
Replying to #5

That’s why I raised this doubt.

M

I misread yout earlier comment. The OP needs to show the objective is concave, which since it is being maximized, is necessary for the optimization problem to be convex.