interpreting dual norm of quadratic norm with change of basis












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I'm trying to compute
$$
|z|_* := sup_{|x|_Aleq1} |z^T x|
$$
for $|x|_A := x^T A x$ with $A succ 0$, symmetric. I see that we're looking at $z^T in mathbb{R}^n$ as a linear functional, so this is really the operator norm with $|cdot|$ over $mathbb{R}$ and $|cdot|_A$ over $mathbb{R}^n$.



I make a change of coordinates $y = A^{1/2}x$ and substitute to get
$$
|z|_* := sup_{|y|_2leq1} |z^T A^{-1/2}y|.
$$
Based on @max_zorn's comment, I use symmetry of $A$ so that
$$
|z|_* = sup_{y^T y=1}|A^{-1/2}z^T y| = sup_{|y|_2=1}|A^{-1/2}z^T y| leq |A^{-1/2}z|_2 |y|_2
$$
with equality at $y = A^{-1/2}z / |A^{-1/2}z|_2$ so $|z|_* = |A^{-1/2}z|_2$.



What is the function analysis explanation for why the dual norm should be computable as the euclidean norm of the transformed vector $A^{-1/2}z$? How can I think about duality more intuitively in this case?










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  • $langle z,A^{-1/2}yrangle = langle A^{-1/2}z,yrangle$
    – max_zorn
    Jan 6 '18 at 19:24










  • So you have $|z|_*=sup_{y^Ty=1} |A^{-1/2}z^T y| $. Then what?
    – jjjjjj
    Jan 6 '18 at 20:12












  • You are done. This computes the Euclidean norm of $A^{-1/2}{z}$.
    – max_zorn
    Jan 6 '18 at 20:19












  • Sorry, I'm still not seeing how. Can you clarify?
    – jjjjjj
    Jan 6 '18 at 21:22






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    $max_{|y|leq 1} langle w,yrangle = |w|$. To see this, Observe that Cauchy-Schwarz gives LHS $leq$ RHS. To get equality, consider $y=w/|w|$.
    – max_zorn
    Jan 6 '18 at 21:23
















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I'm trying to compute
$$
|z|_* := sup_{|x|_Aleq1} |z^T x|
$$
for $|x|_A := x^T A x$ with $A succ 0$, symmetric. I see that we're looking at $z^T in mathbb{R}^n$ as a linear functional, so this is really the operator norm with $|cdot|$ over $mathbb{R}$ and $|cdot|_A$ over $mathbb{R}^n$.



I make a change of coordinates $y = A^{1/2}x$ and substitute to get
$$
|z|_* := sup_{|y|_2leq1} |z^T A^{-1/2}y|.
$$
Based on @max_zorn's comment, I use symmetry of $A$ so that
$$
|z|_* = sup_{y^T y=1}|A^{-1/2}z^T y| = sup_{|y|_2=1}|A^{-1/2}z^T y| leq |A^{-1/2}z|_2 |y|_2
$$
with equality at $y = A^{-1/2}z / |A^{-1/2}z|_2$ so $|z|_* = |A^{-1/2}z|_2$.



What is the function analysis explanation for why the dual norm should be computable as the euclidean norm of the transformed vector $A^{-1/2}z$? How can I think about duality more intuitively in this case?










share|cite|improve this question
























  • $langle z,A^{-1/2}yrangle = langle A^{-1/2}z,yrangle$
    – max_zorn
    Jan 6 '18 at 19:24










  • So you have $|z|_*=sup_{y^Ty=1} |A^{-1/2}z^T y| $. Then what?
    – jjjjjj
    Jan 6 '18 at 20:12












  • You are done. This computes the Euclidean norm of $A^{-1/2}{z}$.
    – max_zorn
    Jan 6 '18 at 20:19












  • Sorry, I'm still not seeing how. Can you clarify?
    – jjjjjj
    Jan 6 '18 at 21:22






  • 1




    $max_{|y|leq 1} langle w,yrangle = |w|$. To see this, Observe that Cauchy-Schwarz gives LHS $leq$ RHS. To get equality, consider $y=w/|w|$.
    – max_zorn
    Jan 6 '18 at 21:23














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I'm trying to compute
$$
|z|_* := sup_{|x|_Aleq1} |z^T x|
$$
for $|x|_A := x^T A x$ with $A succ 0$, symmetric. I see that we're looking at $z^T in mathbb{R}^n$ as a linear functional, so this is really the operator norm with $|cdot|$ over $mathbb{R}$ and $|cdot|_A$ over $mathbb{R}^n$.



I make a change of coordinates $y = A^{1/2}x$ and substitute to get
$$
|z|_* := sup_{|y|_2leq1} |z^T A^{-1/2}y|.
$$
Based on @max_zorn's comment, I use symmetry of $A$ so that
$$
|z|_* = sup_{y^T y=1}|A^{-1/2}z^T y| = sup_{|y|_2=1}|A^{-1/2}z^T y| leq |A^{-1/2}z|_2 |y|_2
$$
with equality at $y = A^{-1/2}z / |A^{-1/2}z|_2$ so $|z|_* = |A^{-1/2}z|_2$.



What is the function analysis explanation for why the dual norm should be computable as the euclidean norm of the transformed vector $A^{-1/2}z$? How can I think about duality more intuitively in this case?










share|cite|improve this question















I'm trying to compute
$$
|z|_* := sup_{|x|_Aleq1} |z^T x|
$$
for $|x|_A := x^T A x$ with $A succ 0$, symmetric. I see that we're looking at $z^T in mathbb{R}^n$ as a linear functional, so this is really the operator norm with $|cdot|$ over $mathbb{R}$ and $|cdot|_A$ over $mathbb{R}^n$.



I make a change of coordinates $y = A^{1/2}x$ and substitute to get
$$
|z|_* := sup_{|y|_2leq1} |z^T A^{-1/2}y|.
$$
Based on @max_zorn's comment, I use symmetry of $A$ so that
$$
|z|_* = sup_{y^T y=1}|A^{-1/2}z^T y| = sup_{|y|_2=1}|A^{-1/2}z^T y| leq |A^{-1/2}z|_2 |y|_2
$$
with equality at $y = A^{-1/2}z / |A^{-1/2}z|_2$ so $|z|_* = |A^{-1/2}z|_2$.



What is the function analysis explanation for why the dual norm should be computable as the euclidean norm of the transformed vector $A^{-1/2}z$? How can I think about duality more intuitively in this case?







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  • $langle z,A^{-1/2}yrangle = langle A^{-1/2}z,yrangle$
    – max_zorn
    Jan 6 '18 at 19:24










  • So you have $|z|_*=sup_{y^Ty=1} |A^{-1/2}z^T y| $. Then what?
    – jjjjjj
    Jan 6 '18 at 20:12












  • You are done. This computes the Euclidean norm of $A^{-1/2}{z}$.
    – max_zorn
    Jan 6 '18 at 20:19












  • Sorry, I'm still not seeing how. Can you clarify?
    – jjjjjj
    Jan 6 '18 at 21:22






  • 1




    $max_{|y|leq 1} langle w,yrangle = |w|$. To see this, Observe that Cauchy-Schwarz gives LHS $leq$ RHS. To get equality, consider $y=w/|w|$.
    – max_zorn
    Jan 6 '18 at 21:23


















  • $langle z,A^{-1/2}yrangle = langle A^{-1/2}z,yrangle$
    – max_zorn
    Jan 6 '18 at 19:24










  • So you have $|z|_*=sup_{y^Ty=1} |A^{-1/2}z^T y| $. Then what?
    – jjjjjj
    Jan 6 '18 at 20:12












  • You are done. This computes the Euclidean norm of $A^{-1/2}{z}$.
    – max_zorn
    Jan 6 '18 at 20:19












  • Sorry, I'm still not seeing how. Can you clarify?
    – jjjjjj
    Jan 6 '18 at 21:22






  • 1




    $max_{|y|leq 1} langle w,yrangle = |w|$. To see this, Observe that Cauchy-Schwarz gives LHS $leq$ RHS. To get equality, consider $y=w/|w|$.
    – max_zorn
    Jan 6 '18 at 21:23
















$langle z,A^{-1/2}yrangle = langle A^{-1/2}z,yrangle$
– max_zorn
Jan 6 '18 at 19:24




$langle z,A^{-1/2}yrangle = langle A^{-1/2}z,yrangle$
– max_zorn
Jan 6 '18 at 19:24












So you have $|z|_*=sup_{y^Ty=1} |A^{-1/2}z^T y| $. Then what?
– jjjjjj
Jan 6 '18 at 20:12






So you have $|z|_*=sup_{y^Ty=1} |A^{-1/2}z^T y| $. Then what?
– jjjjjj
Jan 6 '18 at 20:12














You are done. This computes the Euclidean norm of $A^{-1/2}{z}$.
– max_zorn
Jan 6 '18 at 20:19






You are done. This computes the Euclidean norm of $A^{-1/2}{z}$.
– max_zorn
Jan 6 '18 at 20:19














Sorry, I'm still not seeing how. Can you clarify?
– jjjjjj
Jan 6 '18 at 21:22




Sorry, I'm still not seeing how. Can you clarify?
– jjjjjj
Jan 6 '18 at 21:22




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$max_{|y|leq 1} langle w,yrangle = |w|$. To see this, Observe that Cauchy-Schwarz gives LHS $leq$ RHS. To get equality, consider $y=w/|w|$.
– max_zorn
Jan 6 '18 at 21:23




$max_{|y|leq 1} langle w,yrangle = |w|$. To see this, Observe that Cauchy-Schwarz gives LHS $leq$ RHS. To get equality, consider $y=w/|w|$.
– max_zorn
Jan 6 '18 at 21:23










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I suppose that you drop a power exponent of 1/2 in the term $||x||_A = (x^TAx)^{1/2}$






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  • I'm not sure this actually answers the question
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  • Well, I didn't put it clearly, I mean that the question do help me a lot, and my point is in fact the latter. Feel sorry to reedit my answer.
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I suppose that you drop a power exponent of 1/2 in the term $||x||_A = (x^TAx)^{1/2}$






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I suppose that you drop a power exponent of 1/2 in the term $||x||_A = (x^TAx)^{1/2}$






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  • Well, I didn't put it clearly, I mean that the question do help me a lot, and my point is in fact the latter. Feel sorry to reedit my answer.
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I suppose that you drop a power exponent of 1/2 in the term $||x||_A = (x^TAx)^{1/2}$






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I suppose that you drop a power exponent of 1/2 in the term $||x||_A = (x^TAx)^{1/2}$







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  • I'm not sure this actually answers the question
    – MRobinson
    Nov 23 '18 at 14:32










  • Well, I didn't put it clearly, I mean that the question do help me a lot, and my point is in fact the latter. Feel sorry to reedit my answer.
    – Caldera
    Nov 24 '18 at 11:26


















  • I'm not sure this actually answers the question
    – MRobinson
    Nov 23 '18 at 14:32










  • Well, I didn't put it clearly, I mean that the question do help me a lot, and my point is in fact the latter. Feel sorry to reedit my answer.
    – Caldera
    Nov 24 '18 at 11:26
















I'm not sure this actually answers the question
– MRobinson
Nov 23 '18 at 14:32




I'm not sure this actually answers the question
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Well, I didn't put it clearly, I mean that the question do help me a lot, and my point is in fact the latter. Feel sorry to reedit my answer.
– Caldera
Nov 24 '18 at 11:26




Well, I didn't put it clearly, I mean that the question do help me a lot, and my point is in fact the latter. Feel sorry to reedit my answer.
– Caldera
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