What does this mean? Why add cvx in front of zero?

Why add cvx in front of zero?
You tell us. It’s “your” code (which I presume you found somewhere).
That use of cvx is not documented in the CVX USers Guide.http://cvxr.com/cvx/doc/
You tell us. It’s “your” code (which I presume you found somewhere).
That use of cvx is not documented in the CVX USers Guide.http://cvxr.com/cvx/doc/