i.3 introduction to the theory of convex conjugated function
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I.3
Introduction to the theory of convex conjugated function
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Assume that E is a topological space.
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is called lower semicontinuous (l.s.c) at x if
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i.e. for any
there is a neighborhood N of x such
that
0
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f is l.s.c on E if f is l.s.c at each point of E
Exercise
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is open
is closed
epi
is l.s.c on E if and only if
is closed in E x R
is l.s.c on E if and only if
is closed
1
21
are l.s.c
then so is
If and 2
Iii
)(sup)( xx iIi
is l.s.c
then the upper envelope of
If
is a family of l.s.c functions on E
Iii i.e. the function definded by
is l.s.c
)(min)()(inf 0 xxxExEx
is attained
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is l.s.c on E ,then
)(inf xEx
i.e.
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is convex in E x R
is a convex function then
is convex.
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for R the set
Converse statement is not truein genernal
see next page
counter example
1
21
are convex
then so is
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Iii
is convex
then the upper envelope of
If
is a family of convex functions on E
Iii
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*
such that Given
Assume that E is a real n.v.s
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proposition 1-9
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Theorem I.11
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see next page
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see next page
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see next page
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