Corollary 15.4.1: The polarity mapping f ↦ fᵒ induces a symmetric one-to-one correspondence
on the class of all nonnegative closed convex functions on ℝⁿ that vanish at the origin.
In this development, fᵒ is polarConvex f.
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The obverse is the polar of the Fenchel conjugate under nonnegativity and closedness.
The polar of the obverse recovers the Fenchel conjugate.
A feasible dilation inequality bounds the obverse at a scaled point.
A polar-feasible μ⋆ bounds the Fenchel conjugate of the obverse.
Positive finite values of f yield a polar-feasible inner bound.
A zero value of f forces the inner product to be at most one.
The Fenchel conjugate value yields a polar-feasible bound with μ + ε.
The Fenchel conjugate of the obverse is the polar (core symmetry).
The obverse of the Fenchel conjugate is the polar.
Theorem 15.5: Let f be a nonnegative closed convex function with f(0)=0, and let g be the
obverse of f.
Then g is also a nonnegative closed convex function with g(0)=0, and f is the obverse of
g. Moreover,
f^∘ = g^* and f^* = g^∘,
and f^∘ and f^* are obverses of each other. In this development, the obverse is
obverseConvex, the polar is polarConvex, and the Fenchel conjugate is fenchelConjugate n ·.
Corollary 15.5.1: If f is a nonnegative closed convex function on ℝⁿ with f(0)=0, then
f^{∘*} = f^{*∘}; i.e. the Fenchel conjugate of the polar equals the polar of the Fenchel
conjugate.
In this development, fᵒ is polarConvex f and f* is fenchelConjugate n f.
Text 15.0.36: Let f be as in Theorem 15.5 and let g be its obverse. For α > 0,
{x | g x ≤ α} = α • {x | f x ≤ α⁻¹}. In particular, the sublevel sets of g are homothetic to
those of f with reciprocal levels.
Text 15.0.36: Since polarConvex f is the obverse of fenchelConjugate n f (Theorem 15.5),
for every α > 0,
{x⋆ | polarConvex f x⋆ ≤ α⁻¹} = α⁻¹ • {x⋆ | fenchelConjugate n f x⋆ ≤ α}. The set on the left is
the “middle” set appearing in Theorem 14.7.
Text 15.0.37: For the obverse g of f, one has (f_λ)(x) ≤ μ if and only if (g_μ)(x) ≤ λ,
assuming λ > 0 and μ > 0.
Here f_λ x := λ * f (λ⁻¹ • x) and g_μ x := μ * g (μ⁻¹ • x).
Sublevel sets of the obverse match those of the perspective.
Perspective sublevel sets are homothetic to those of f.
Text 15.0.38: Let f : ℝⁿ → [0, +∞] be a nonnegative closed convex function with f 0 = 0,
and let g be the obverse of f. For λ > 0 define (f_λ)(x) := λ * f (λ⁻¹ • x). Then for every
α > 0,
{x | g x ≤ α} = {x | (f_α) x ≤ 1} = α • {x | f x ≤ α⁻¹}.
Text 15.0.39: Let f : ℝⁿ → [0, +∞] be a nonnegative closed convex function with f 0 = 0.
Then the polar f^∘ is the obverse of the Fenchel conjugate f*. Consequently, for every α > 0,
{x⋆ | f^∘ x⋆ ≤ α⁻¹} = α⁻¹ • {x⋆ | f* x⋆ ≤ α}.
In this development, f^∘ is polarConvex f and f* is fenchelConjugate n f.