Every closed convex set is the set of minimizers of some C1-smooth convex function

The authors show that for every closed convex set C in a separable Banach space there is a nonnegative C1 convex function f such that C = {x: f(x) = 0}. The key is to show this for a closed halfspace. This result has several attractive consequences. For example, it provides an easy proof that every...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Azagra Rueda, Daniel, Ferrera Cuesta, Juan
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2002
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositório:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/57021
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/57021
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:517.98
Análisis funcional y teoría de operadores
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Resumo:The authors show that for every closed convex set C in a separable Banach space there is a nonnegative C1 convex function f such that C = {x: f(x) = 0}. The key is to show this for a closed halfspace. This result has several attractive consequences. For example, it provides an easy proof that every closed convex set is the Hausdorff limit of infinitely smooth convex bodies (Cn := {x: f(x) _ 1/n}) and that every continuous convex function is the Mosco limit of C1 convex functions.