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Title: The Mercer-Young Theorem for Matrix-Valued Kernels on Separable Metric Spaces
(Submitted on 27 Mar 2024)
Abstract: We generalize the characterization theorem going back to Mercer and Young, which states that a symmetric and continuous kernel is positive definite if and only if it is integrally positive definite. More precisely, we extend the result from real-valued kernels on compact intervals to matrix-valued kernels on separable metric spaces. We also demonstrate the applications of the generalized theorem to the field of convex optimization.
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