[Math] Enclosing a set of ellipses within one ellipse

algorithmscomputational geometryconic sections

Is there an algorithm that takes in a set of ellipses and gives back an ellipse that encloses the original set of ellipses?

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Here is a link to semidefinite programming code for solving this type of problem (for ellipsoids):

CVX based solution of Min volume covering elllipsoids

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