The convex hull of indicator functions is the indicator of the convex hull of the union.
Support function of the convex hull of a union as a supremum of support functions.
Corollary 16.5.1.1: Let C i be a non-empty convex set in ℝⁿ for each i in an index set.
Let D be the convex hull of the union ⋃ i, C i. Then the support function satisfies
δ^*(· | D) = sup { δ^*(· | C i) | i },
where δ^*(· | C) is represented by supportFunctionEReal C.
Applying Theorem 16.5.1 to the family of conjugates yields the supremum of closures.
The convex hull of the conjugate family is a convex function.
The conjugate of the supremum of closures is the closure of the convex hull of conjugates.
Theorem 16.5.2: Let f i be a proper convex function on ℝ^n for each i in an (arbitrary)
index set. Then the Fenchel conjugate of the pointwise supremum of the closures cl f_i is the
closure of the convex hull of the conjugates:
(sup {cl f_i | i ∈ I})^* = cl (conv {f_i^* | i ∈ I}).
Here cl is the convex-function closure convexFunctionClosure, sup is modeled pointwise by
x ↦ sSup (range fun i => ·), conv is convexHullFunctionFamily, and f_i^* is
fenchelConjugate n (f i).
Pointwise supremum of indicator functions of closures is the indicator of the intersection.
Support function of the intersection of closures as a convex hull closure.
Corollary 16.5.1.2: Let C i be a non-empty convex set in ℝ^n for each i in an index set.
Let C be the intersection ⋂ i, closure (C i). Then the support function satisfies
δ^*(· | C) = cl (conv { δ^*(· | C i) | i }).
Moreover,
δ^*(· | D) = sup { δ^*(· | C i) | i }.
In this development, δ^* is supportFunctionEReal, cl is convexFunctionClosure, and conv
is convexHullFunctionFamily.
Polar inclusion from the intersection of polars to the polar of the convex hull of a union.
Corollary 16.5.2.1: Let C i be a convex set in ℝ^n for each i in an index set. Then the
polar of the convex hull of the family equals the intersection of the polars:
(conv { C_i | i ∈ I })^∘ = ⋂ { C_i^∘ | i ∈ I }.
In this development, conv { C_i | i ∈ I } is represented by convexHull ℝ (⋃ i, C i), and the
polar of a set S is represented by {xStar | ∀ x ∈ S, (dotProduct x xStar : ℝ) ≤ 1}.
A common point in the intersection of closures yields a proper convex hull of support
functions with a finite ≤ 1 sublevel.
Raising the second coordinate preserves membership in the convex hull of a union of epigraphs.
A small epigraph height above 1 appears in the convex hull of the union of epigraphs.
Scaling preserves membership in the convex hull of a union of epigraphs.
A separating continuous linear functional for a point outside the closed convex hull.
A separator bounded on the level-1 sublevel controls positive-height epigraph points.
The μ = 1 slice of a convex hull of epigraphs lies in the closure of the hull of slices.
Normalize a convex-hull epigraph point at height 1 + ε to the level-1 sublevel hull,
landing in the closure.