The relative interior of the effective domain of a finite sum is the intersection of the relative interiors.
A finite sum of closed proper convex functions is closed.
A finite sum of proper convex functions is proper if it is finite somewhere.
Under a common relative-interior point, the closure of a finite sum is the sum of closures.
Theorem 9.3. Let f₁, …, fₘ be proper convex functions on ℝ^n. If every f_i is
closed and f₁ + ··· + fₘ is not identically +∞, then the sum is a closed proper convex
function and (f₁ + ··· + fₘ)0^+ = f₁ 0^+ + ··· + fₘ 0^+. If the f_i are not all closed,
but there exists a point common to every ri (dom f_i), then
cl (f₁ + ··· + fₘ) = cl f₁ + ··· + cl fₘ.
The pointwise supremum of closed convex functions is closed.
A pointwise supremum of proper convex functions is proper if it is finite somewhere.
A common relative-interior point yields a point in all ri (epi f i) above the supremum.
Theorem 9.4. Let f_i be a proper convex function on ℝ^n for i ∈ I, and let
f = sup { f_i | i ∈ I }. If f is finite somewhere and every f_i is closed, then
f is closed and proper and f0^+ = sup { f_i0^+ | i ∈ I }. If the f_i are not all
closed, but there exists a point common to every ri (dom f_i) such that f is finite
there, then cl f = sup { cl f_i | i ∈ I }.