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- From: fernand@acf9.nyu.edu (Chris Fernandes)
- Subject: convex functions on L_1 spaces
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- Summary: Do strictly convex functions on closed convex and bounded set in L_1 achieve Minimum?
- Sender: Daniel Grayson <dan@math.uiuc.edu>
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- Approved: Daniel Grayson <dan@math.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 23:39:04 GMT
- Keywords: convex, L_1
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- I have a question regarding convex functions on L_1 spaces.
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- Consider the space L_1.
- Let U: L_1->R be a strictly convex function.
- Let G be a closed convex and bounded set in L_1.
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- Is it then true that the function U achieves its minimum on the set G?
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- I have not been able to find this result in any reference book. Intuitively,
- the result seems to be true, but I cannot come up with a clean proof.
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- I do know that the set G is compact in the weak* topology, but on L_1
- the weak* and the weak do not coincide. For example, in L_2, the set
- is weakly compact and thus the minimum is achieved.
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- Hopefully yours,
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- Indrajit, mailing from friend's account.
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