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Hessian Matrix

Definition

A square matrix of second order partial derivatives of a function \(f\).

If the Hessian is positive definite (Positive Definite Matrices) on all points in a graph, then the graph is strictly convex.
This implies that there is at most one stationary point, and if it exists, then it is the global minimum.

Example

References

Positive Definite Matrices