Convex functions : constructions, characterizations and counterexamples /
Jonathan M. Borwein, Jon D. Vanderwerff
- Cambridge, U. K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2010
- x, 521 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Encyclopedia of mathematics and its applications .
- Encyclopedia of mathematics and its applications ; 109 .
Includes bibliographical references and index
Why convex? -- Convex functions on Euclidean spaces -- Finer structure of Euclidean spaces -- Convex functions on Banach spaces -- Duality between smoothness and strict convexity -- Further analytic topics -- Barriers and Legendre functions -- Convex functions and classifications of Banach spaces -- Monotone operators and the Fitzpatrick function -- Further remarks and notes