The EReal-valued support function of a nonempty convex set is subadditive.
Text 13.2.3: Let C ⊆ ℝ^n be a nonempty convex set. Then the (extended-real) support function
is lower semicontinuous on ℝ^n, and it satisfies the subadditivity inequality
δ^*(xStar₁ + xStar₂ | C) ≤ δ^*(xStar₁ | C) + δ^*(xStar₂ | C) for all xStar₁, xStar₂.
Text 13.2.4: Let B := { y ∈ ℝ^n | |y| ≤ 1 } be the unit Euclidean ball. Then for every
x ∈ ℝ^n,
|x| = sup { ⟪x, y⟫ | y ∈ B } = δ^*(x | B).
The supremum of z ↦ ⟪x, z⟫ over {a} + λ • B is attained at a + λ • y, where y
maximizes ⟪x, ·⟫ over B.
Text 13.2.5: Let B := { y ∈ ℝ^n | |y| ≤ 1 } be the unit Euclidean ball. More generally, for
any a ∈ ℝ^n and λ ≥ 0, the support function of the ball a + λ B is given by
δ^*(x | a + λ B) = ⟪x, a⟫ + λ |x|.