Hessian:
H(x) positive definite, f is strictly convex;
H(x) negative definite, f is strictly concave;
positive definite: all leading principal minors >0;
negative definite: (-1)^k H>0
你的情况是H1>0,H2=0,这是positive semi-definite,那么方程是convex,但不是strict convex,semi-definite的意思是你的H2可以为0。
当H1<0, H2=0. 这个是negative semi-definite。方程是concave,但非strict concave。