## New lower bounds and asymptotics for the cp-rank

Let $p_n$ denote the largest possible cp-rank of an $n\times n$ completely positive matrix. This matrix parameter has its significance both in theory and applications, as it sheds light on the geometry and structure of the solution set of hard optimization problems in their completely positive formulation. Known bounds for $p_n$ are $s_n=\binom{n+1}2-4$, the current … Read more

## From seven to eleven: completely positive matrices with high cp-rank

We study $n\times n$ completely positive matrices $M$ on the boundary of the completely positive cone, namely those orthogonal to a copositive matrix $S$ which generates a quadratic form with finitely many zeroes in the standard simplex. Constructing particular instances of $S$, we are able to construct counterexamples to the famous Drew-Johnson-Loewy conjecture (1994) for … Read more

## On the cp-rank and minimal cp factorizations of a completely positive matrix

We show that the maximal cp-rank of $n\times n$ completely positive matrices is attained at a positive-definite matrix on the boundary of the cone of $n\times n$ completely positive matrices, thus answering a long standing question. We also show that the maximal cp-rank of $5\times 5$ matrices equals six, which proves the famous Drew-Johnson-Loewy conjecture … Read more

## Lifts of Convex Sets and Cone Factorizations

In this paper we address the basic geometric question of when a given convex set is the image under a linear map of an affine slice of a given closed convex cone. Such a representation or ‘lift’ of the convex set is especially useful if the cone admits an efficient algorithm for linear optimization over … Read more