A characterization of convex function

Xin Min Yang; Kok Lay Teo; Xiaoqi Yang

doi:10.1016/S0893-9659(99)00140-8

A characterization of convex function

Xin Min Yang, Kok Lay Teo, Xiaoqi Yang

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Abstract

If C ⊆ ℛScript n sign be a nonempty convex set, then f : C → ℛ is convex function if and only if it is a quasiconvex function on C and there exists some α ∈ (0, 1) such that f(αx + (1 - α)y) ≤ αf(x) + (1 - α)f(y), ∀ x, y ∈ C.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	27-30
Number of pages	4
Journal	Applied Mathematics Letters
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0893-9659(99)00140-8
Publication status	Published - 11 Oct 1999

Keywords

Characterization
Convex function
Convex set
Intermediate-point convexity
Quasiconvex function

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Applied Mathematics

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