Introduction to Semidefinite, Conic and Polynomial Optimization -- The Approach of Moments for Polynomial Equations -- Algebraic Degree in Semidefinite and Polynomial Optimization -- Semidefinite Representation of Convex Sets and Convex Hulls -- Convex Hulls of Algebraic Sets -- Convex Relations...

Annotation, This book offers the reader a snapshot of the state-of-the-art in the growing and mutually enriching areas of semidefinite optimization, conic optimization and polynomial optimization. It covers theory, algorithms, software and applications