The CP-matrix completion problem

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Abstract: A symmetric matrix C is completely positive (CP) if there exists an entrywise nonnegative matrix B such that C=BBT. The CP-completion problem is to study whether we can assign values to the missing entries of a partial matrix (i.e., a matrix having unknown entries) such that the completed matrix is completely positive. We propose a semidefinite algorithm for solving general CP-completion problems, and study its properties. When all the diagonal entries are given, the algorithm can give a certificate if a partial matrix is not CP-completable, and it almost always gives a CP-completion if it is CP-completable. When diagonal entries are partially given, similar properties hold. Computational experiments are also presented to show how CP-completion problems can be solved.


After an introduction of truncated moment problems, the authors present a semidefinite algorithm for solving general CP-completion problems. Its basic properties are also studied. Further, properties of CP-completion problems when some diagonal entries are missing are analyzed. Computational results along with some applications are also given.











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