We prove that a closed convex subset C of a complete linear metric space X is polyhedral in its closed linear hull if and only if no infinite subset A ⊂ X∖ C can be hidden behind C in the sense that [x,y]∩ C ≠ ∅ for any distinct x,y ∈ A.
A closed convex subset C of a Banach space X is called approximatively polyhedral if for each ε > 0 there is a polyhedral (= intersection of finitely many closed half-spaces) convex set P ⊂ X at Hausdorff distance < ε from C. We characterize approximatively polyhedral convex sets in Banach spaces and apply the characterization to show that a connected component of the space of closed convex subsets of X endowed with the Hausdorff metric is separable if and only if contains a polyhedral convex...
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