Abstract
We have already seen, in the First order sufficient condition (2.1.2), one benefit of convexity in optimization: critical points of convex functions are global minimizers. In this section we extend the types of functions we consider in two important ways:
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We do not require f to be differentiable.
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We allow f to take the value +∞.
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(2006). Fenchel Duality. In: Convex Analysis and Nonlinear Optimization. CMS Books in Mathematics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-31256-9_3
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