On the iterative criterion for strong \(\mathcal{H}\)-tensors (Q1699368)

Consider an \(m\)th-order \(n\)-dimensional real symmetric tensor. Verifying that it is positive definite is an NP hard problem in general. In [\textit{C. Li} et al., J. Comput. Appl. Math. 255, 1--14 (2014; Zbl 1291.15065)] it is proved that if the tensor is even order with positive diagonal elements and if it is a strong \(\mathcal{H}\)-tensor (SHT), then it is positive definite. They also give an algorithm to verify the SHT property. However, their algorithm does not stop after a finite number of steps when the tensor is not a SHT. In this paper a threshold \(\epsilon>0\) is introduced in a new improved algorithm to verify the SHT property. It is proved that the algorithm stops after a finite number of steps and that it gives the correct answer.