Definition 10.0.1. Let f : ℝ^n → ℝ be a function and let S ⊆ ℝ^n.
The function f is continuous relative to S if the restriction of f to S
(denoted f|_S) is continuous on S.
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If a sequence in a subset S converges in the ambient space, then it also converges in the
topology nhdsWithin _ S.
From ContinuousRelativeTo f S (i.e. ContinuousOn f S), every sequence in S converging to
x ∈ S has f (y k) → f x.
A sequence in a subtype S converging to x yields an ambient sequence converging to x.
If every ambient sequence in S converging to x ∈ S satisfies f (y k) → f x, then f is
continuous relative to S.
Theorem 10.0.2. Let f : ℝ^n → ℝ and S ⊆ ℝ^n.
Then f is continuous relative to S if and only if for every x ∈ S and every sequence
(y_k) ⊆ S with y_k → x, one has f(y_k) → f(x).
Theorem 10.1. A convex function f on ℝ^n is continuous relative to any relatively open
convex set C in its effective domain, in particular relative to ri (dom f).
Theorem 10.1 (in particular). A convex function f on ℝ^n is continuous relative to
ri (dom f), where dom f is the effective domain.
The whole Euclidean space is relatively open in itself (ri univ = univ).
A real-valued map is continuous iff its coercion to EReal is continuous.
Corollary 10.1.1. A convex function finite on all of ℝ^n is necessarily continuous.
The pointwise supremum of a family of convex functions is convex.
Theorem 10.1.2. Let T be an arbitrary index set and let f : ℝ^n × T → ℝ be a function
such that:
- for each
t ∈ T, the functionx ↦ f(x,t)is convex onℝ^n; - for each
x ∈ ℝ^n, the functiont ↦ f(x,t)is bounded above onT.
Define h(x) := sup { f(x,t) | t ∈ T }. Then h is a finite convex function on ℝ^n, and
h(x) depends continuously on x.
If all the inf-sets are bounded below, the pointwise infimum of translates of a convex function is convex.
Theorem 10.1.3. Let f : ℝ^n → ℝ be a convex function finite on all of ℝ^n, and let
C ⊆ ℝ^n be a nonempty convex set. For each x ∈ ℝ^n, define h(x) := inf {f(y) | y ∈ C + x}.
Then h is convex on ℝ^n, and h depends continuously on x.
Theorem 10.1.4. Define f : ℝ^2 → (-∞, +∞] by
f(ξ₁, ξ₂) = ξ₂^2 / (2 ξ₁)ifξ₁ > 0,f(0, 0) = 0,f(ξ₁, ξ₂) = +∞otherwise.
Then f is convex with effective domain {(ξ₁, ξ₂) | ξ₁ > 0} ∪ {(0,0)}.
Moreover, f is the support function of the convex set
C = {(η₁, η₂) | η₁ + η₂^2 / 2 ≤ 0} (i.e. the supremum of ⟪ξ, η⟫ over η ∈ C).
The function is continuous at every point of its effective domain except at (0,0), where it is
only lower semicontinuous. In particular, for any α > 0,
lim_{t → 0} f(t^2/(2α), t) = α, while lim_{t ↓ 0} f(t • x) = 0 for every x with x₁ > 0.
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The set of dot products ⟪ξ,η⟫ with η ∈ quadraticOverLinearSupportSet, seen in EReal.
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- quadraticOverLinearSupportValues ξ = {z : EReal | ∃ η ∈ quadraticOverLinearSupportSet, z = ↑(ξ ⬝ᵥ η)}
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The quadratic-over-linear function is nonnegative everywhere (as an EReal-valued map).
Upper bound on ⟪ξ,η⟫ when η ∈ quadraticOverLinearSupportSet and ξ₁ > 0.
For ξ₁ > 0, there is η ∈ quadraticOverLinearSupportSet attaining the quadratic bound.
For ξ = 0, the support supremum equals 0.
If ξ₁ < 0, the support supremum is ⊤ (unbounded above).
If ξ₁ = 0 and ξ₂ ≠ 0, the support supremum is ⊤ (unbounded above).
Support function representation for quadraticOverLinearEReal (as a pointwise equality).
For fixed η, the map ξ ↦ ⟪ξ,η⟫ (coerced to EReal) is convex on ℝ^2.
Theorem 10.1.4 (convexity): the quadratic-over-linear extended-valued function is convex.
Theorem 10.1.4 (convex set): C = {(η₁, η₂) | η₁ + η₂^2/2 ≤ 0} is convex.
Theorem 10.1.4 (support function): f is the support function of C.
Theorem 10.1.4 (continuity away from (0,0)): f is continuous at every nonzero point of
its effective domain.