The relative interior of a convex set is convex.
The affine span of the closure equals the affine span of the set.
The intrinsic interior is contained in the Euclidean relative interior.
The affine span of the intrinsic interior equals the affine span of a nonempty convex set.
Theorem 6.2: Let C be a convex set in R^n. Then cl C and ri C are convex sets
having the same affine hull (hence the same dimension) as C. In particular, ri C ≠ ∅
if C ≠ ∅.
For a nonempty convex set, cl C is contained in cl (ri C).
The relative interior is monotone with respect to closure.
For a nonempty convex set, ri (cl C) is contained in ri C.
Theorem 6.3: For any convex set C in R^n,
cl (ri C) = cl C and ri (cl C) = ri C.
Closure equality for convex sets yields equality of relative interiors.
Relative interior equality for convex sets yields equality of closures.
Corollary 6.3.1: Let C1 and C2 be convex sets in R^n. Then
cl C1 = cl C2 if and only if ri C1 = ri C2. These conditions are equivalent to
ri C1 ⊆ C2 ⊆ cl C1.
Corollary 6.3.2. If C is a convex set in R^n, then every open set which meets cl C
also meets ri C.
A subset of the relative boundary has affine span contained in the ambient affine span.
Equal direction finrank and nonempty inclusion forces equality of affine spans.
A relative interior point cannot lie in the closure of a disjoint relative interior.
Corollary 6.3.3. If C1 is a non-empty convex subset of the relative boundary of a
non-empty convex set C2 in R^n, then dim C1 < dim C2.
A relative interior point allows extending any segment past it inside C.
Theorem 6.4: Let C be a non-empty convex set in R^n. Then z ∈ ri C if and only if,
for every x ∈ C, there exists μ > 1 such that (1 - μ) x + μ z belongs to C.
Interior points allow stepping a positive distance in any direction.
Stepping in every direction yields the extension property of Theorem 6.4.
Stepping in every direction forces the affine span of C to be all of R^n.
Corollary 6.4.1: Let C be a convex set in R^n. Then z ∈ int C if and only if, for
every y ∈ R^n, there exists ε > 0 such that z + ε y ∈ C.
Points in all closures lie in the closure of the intersection of relative interiors.
Shrinking the extension parameter preserves membership in a convex set.
A uniform extension parameter exists in a finite intersection of convex sets.
Theorem 6.5: Let C i be convex sets in R^n for i ∈ I, and let the sets
ri (C i) have a common point. Then cl (⋂ i, C i) = ⋂ i, cl (C i). If I is finite,
then also ri (⋂ i, C i) = ⋂ i, ri (C i).
Theorem 6.5: If I is finite, then ri (⋂ i, C i) = ⋂ i, ri (C i) under the same
assumptions as the preceding statement.
A point of M ∩ ri C gives a point in the intersection of the relative interiors.
The closure of an affine subspace is itself.
Corollary 6.5.1. Let C be convex and let M be an affine set containing a point of
ri C. Then ri (M ∩ C) = M ∩ ri C and cl (M ∩ C) = M ∩ cl C.