Support-function characterization of (0 : ℝ^n) ∈ ri C for convex nonempty C.
Support-function characterization of 0 ∈ affineSpan C.
Corollary 13.3.4. Let f be a closed proper convex function. Let xStar be a fixed vector and
let g x = f x - ⟪x, xStar⟫. Then:
(a) xStar ∈ cl (dom f^*) if and only if (g₀⁺) y ≥ 0 for every y;
(b) xStar ∈ ri (dom f^*) if and only if (g₀⁺) y > 0 for all y except those satisfying
-(g₀⁺ (-y)) = (g₀⁺) y = 0;
(c) xStar ∈ int (dom f^*) if and only if (g₀⁺) y > 0 for every y ≠ 0;
(d) xStar ∈ aff (dom f^*) if and only if (g₀⁺) y = 0 for every y such that
-(g₀⁺ (-y)) = (g₀⁺) y.
Here f^* is fenchelConjugate n f, its domain is effectiveDomain univ (fenchelConjugate n f),
and g₀⁺ is recessionFunction g.
Rewrite linearitySpace (f*) using Theorem 13.3: it is a finiteness+symmetry condition on the
support function of dom f.
If a support function is finite and symmetric at y, then the dot-product functional
x ↦ ⟪x,y⟫ is constant on the underlying set.
The dot-product functional x ↦ ⟪x,y⟫ is constant on a nonempty set C iff y is orthogonal
to the direction of affineSpan C.
Finite-dimensional formula: dim(Lᗮ) = n - dim(L) for the book’s orthogonalComplement.