Theorem 16.4.3: Let f₁, …, fₘ be proper convex functions on ℝⁿ. For any convex set
D ⊆ ℝᵐ, if there exists x such that A x ∈ ri D, then the closure operation can be omitted
in Theorem 16.4.2, and
δ^*(xStar | A⁻¹ D) = inf { δ^*(yStar | D) | A^* yStar = xStar },
where the infimum is attained (or is +∞ vacuously).
In this development, δ^* is represented by supportFunctionEReal, ri is
euclideanRelativeInterior, and the right-hand side is modeled by an sInf over the affine
fiber {yStar | A^* yStar = xStar}.
Rewriting the distance function as an infimal convolution of the norm and indicator.
The Fenchel conjugate of the distance function splits into the norm conjugate and the support function.
Text 16.4.1: Let f(x) = d(x, C) = inf {‖x - y‖ | y ∈ C} be the distance function, where C
is a given nonempty convex set. Then
f^*(x^*) = δ^*(x^* | C) if ‖x^*‖₁ ≤ 1, and f^*(x^*) = +∞ otherwise.
In this development, f^* is represented by fenchelConjugate n f, d(x, C) is Metric.infDist,
and δ^*(· | C) is the support function supportFunctionEReal C.
The span of a finite family agrees with the range of its linear-combination map.
The distance to a submodule is closed, proper, and convex.
The conjugate of the distance to a submodule is an indicator on D ∩ Lᗮ.
Text 16.4.2: Consider the function
f(x) = inf { ‖x - ξ₁ a₁ - ⋯ - ξₘ aₘ‖∞ | ξₜ ∈ ℝ },
where a₁, …, aₘ ∈ ℝⁿ are given and ‖x‖∞ = max_j |x j| for x ∈ ℝⁿ. Then f is the support
function of the (polyhedral) convex set D ∩ L^⊥, where L is the subspace spanned by
a₁, …, aₘ and
D = {xStar | |xStar 1| + ⋯ + |xStar n| ≤ 1}.
The Fenchel conjugate of the nonnegative-orthant indicator is the nonpositive-orthant indicator.
Text 16.4.3: Let h be a closed proper convex function on ℝⁿ. Define f by
f x = h x if x ≥ 0, and f x = +∞ otherwise,
where x ≥ 0 is the coordinatewise order (the non-negative orthant). Then the Fenchel conjugate
f^* is the closure of the convex function
g xStar = inf { h^* zStar | zStar ≥ xStar },
again with respect to the coordinatewise order. Here h^* is fenchelConjugate n h and the
closure is convexFunctionClosure.
The entropy range term attains log (∑ exp) at the softmax point.