Strict positive definiteness of multivariate covariance functions on compact two-point homogeneous spaces
研究了紧致两点齐性空间上连续各向同性多元协方差函数的严格正定性，给出了充要条件，对空间统计和多元数据分析有参考价值。
The authors provide a characterization of the continuous and isotropic multivariate covariance functions associated to a Gaussian random field with index set varying over a compact two-point homogeneous space. Sufficient conditions for the strict positive definiteness based on this characterization are presented. Under the assumption that the space is not a sphere, a necessary and sufficient condition is given for the continuous and isotropic multivariate covariance function to be strictly positive definite. Under the same assumption, an alternative necessary and sufficient condition is also provided for the strict positive definiteness of a continuous and isotropic bivariate covariance function based on the main diagonal entries in the matrix representation for the covariance function.