Helper for Theorem 19.2: extract a finite Text 19.0.10 representation from polyhedrality.
Helper for Theorem 19.2: in a Text 19.0.10 representation, k = 0 forces f = ⊤.
Helper for Theorem 19.2: the degenerate k = 0 branch gives
fenchelConjugate n f = constNegInf n.
Helper for Theorem 19.2: the constant -∞ function is polyhedral convex.
Helper for Theorem 19.2: any feasible coefficient vector gives an upper bound on the represented function value.
Helper for Theorem 19.2: each point-generator value is bounded above by its coefficient value.
Helper for Theorem 19.2: a finite upper bound on the conjugate yields the point-generator inequalities.
Helper for Theorem 19.2: finite conjugate sublevel bounds imply the two finite generator inequality families (point and direction).
Helper for Theorem 19.2: finite point and direction generator bounds imply the corresponding finite upper bound for the conjugate.
Helper for Theorem 19.2: conjugate sublevel membership is equivalent to the two finite generator-bound families.
Helper for Theorem 19.2: transformed-epigraph membership is equivalent to the finite generator-bound families at the pulled-back pair coordinates.
Helper for Theorem 19.2: packed-coordinate dot products with (a i, -1) decode
to the affine expression dotProduct (a i) x - μ.
Helper for Theorem 19.2: packed-coordinate dot products with (a i, -1) decode
to the affine expression dotProduct (a i) x - μ.
Helper for Theorem 19.2: packed-coordinate dot products with (a i, 0) decode
to dotProduct (a i) x.
Helper for Theorem 19.2: the transformed epigraph of the conjugate equals the intersection of the point- and direction-bound coordinate sets.
Helper for Theorem 19.2: in the nondegenerate branch, the transformed epigraph of the conjugate is polyhedral.
Helper for Theorem 19.2: the nondegenerate representation branch (0 < k)
already yields polyhedrality of the Fenchel conjugate.
Theorem 19.2: The conjugate of a polyhedral convex function is polyhedral.