Convexity an analytic viewpoint

Convexity is important in theoretical aspects of mathematics and also for economists and physicists. In this monograph the author provides a comprehensive insight into convex sets and functions including the infinite-dimensional case and emphasizing the analytic point of view. Chapter one introduces...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Simon, Barry, 1946- autor (autor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 2011.
Colección:CUP ebooks.
Cambridge tracts in mathematics ; 187.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Convex functions and sets
  • Orlicz spaces
  • Gauges and locally convex spaces
  • Separation theorems
  • Duality : dual topologies, bipolar sets, and Legendre transforms
  • Monotone and convex matrix functions
  • Loewner's theorem : a first proof
  • Extreme points and the Krein-Milman theorem
  • The strong Krein-Milman theorem
  • Choquet theory : existence
  • Choquet theory : uniqueness
  • Complex interpolation
  • The Brunn-Minkowski inequalities and log concave functions
  • Rearrangement inequalities. Brascamp-Lieb-Luttinger inequalities ; Rearrangement inequalities
  • Majorization. The relative entropy.