Generalized Characterization of the Convex Envelope of a Function

Fethi Kadhi

RAIRO - Operations Research (2010)

  • Volume: 36, Issue: 1, page 95-100
  • ISSN: 0399-0559

Abstract

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We investigate the minima of functionals of the form ∫ [ a , b ] g ( u ˙ ( s ) ) d s where g is strictly convex. The admissible functions u : [ a , b ] ⟶ ℝ are not necessarily convex and satisfy u ≤ f on [a,b], u(a)=f(a), u(b)=f(b), f is a fixed function on [a,b]. We show that the minimum is attained by f ¯ , the convex envelope of f.

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Kadhi, Fethi. "Generalized Characterization of the Convex Envelope of a Function." RAIRO - Operations Research 36.1 (2010): 95-100. <http://eudml.org/doc/105263>.

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