CMAP/LIX seminar: «Bures-Wasserstein distance between positive definite matrices»
Speaker:
Rajendra Bhatia (Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi)
Location:
CPHT conference room, Aile 0, École polytechnique
Date:
Fri, 24 Jun 2016, 15:00-16:00
Title: Bures-Wasserstein distance between positive definite matrices
Abstract: We will discuss from the perspective of matrix analysis an interesting metric on the space of positive definite matrices, that has connections to several areas like quantum information, statistics, optimal transport and Riemannian geometry.