Best rank k approximation for binary forms

Abstract

In the tensor space ${\mathrm{Sym}}^d{\mathbb{R}}^2$ of binary forms we study the best rank $k$ approximation problem. The critical points of the best rank $1$ approximation problem are the eigenvectors and it is known that they span a hyperplane. We prove that the critical points of the best rank $k$ approximation problem lie in the same hyperplane.

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