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xy or VectorLessEqual[{x,y}]
yields True for vectors of length n if xi≤yi for all components .
xκy or VectorLessEqual[{x,y},κ]
yields True for x and y if y-x∈κ, where κ is a proper convex cone.
Detailsxy yields True when xi≤yi is True for all i=1,…,n:
xy yields False when xi>yi is False for any i=1,…,n:
Represent a vector inequality:
When v is replaced by numerical vector space elements, the inequality gives True or False:
Scope (7)Determine if all of the elements in a vector are non-negative:
Determine if all components are less than or equal to 1:
For each component, !xi≤yi does imply xi>yi:
Compare the components of two matrices:
Represent the condition that Norm[{x,y}]<=1:
Represent the condition that :
Show where for non-negative x,y with α between 0 and 1:
Applications (8) Optimization over Vector Inequalities (1) Solving Vector Inequalities (1)The inequality represents the cuboid Cuboid[pmin,pmax]:
Integration over Vector Inequality Regions (2)Integrate over the non-negative quadrant :
Integrate over the non-negative orthant:
Integrate over the rectangle :
Matrix Inequalities (3)Use the standard vector order to represent the set of non-negative matrices:
Give the set of interval bounded matrices:
Use the semidefinite cone to define the set of symmetric positive semidefinite matrices:
Define the set of symmetric matrices with smallest eigenvalue and largest eigenvalue by using , where ℐn=IdentityMatrix[n] and κ="SemidefiniteCone". This finds the set of symmetric matrices with eigenvalues between 1 and 2, i.e. :
Formulate the same problem using matrix variables:
Find an instance of such a matrix:
Properties & Relations (3)VectorLessEqual is compatible with a vector space operation:
Adding vectors to both sides for any vector :
Multiplying by positive constants for any :
xy is a (non-strict) partial order, i.e. reflexive, antisymmetric and transitive:
Reflexive, i.e. for all elements :
Antisymmetric, i.e. if and then :
Transitive, i.e. if and then :
xκy are partial orders but not total orders, so there are incomparable elements:
Neither nor is true, because and are incomparable elements:
The set of vectors and . These are the comparable elements to :
Possible Issues (1)Vector orders are partial orders, so the negation of is not equivalent to :
Visualize and . The difference of these sets consists of incomparable elements:
Wolfram Research (2019), VectorLessEqual, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VectorLessEqual.html. TextWolfram Research (2019), VectorLessEqual, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VectorLessEqual.html.
CMSWolfram Language. 2019. "VectorLessEqual." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VectorLessEqual.html.
APAWolfram Language. (2019). VectorLessEqual. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VectorLessEqual.html
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