Convex Analysis and Nonlinear Optimization: Theory and ExamplesOptimization is a rich and thriving mathematical discipline. The theory underlying current computational optimization techniques grows ever more sophisticated. The powerful and elegant language of convex analysis unifies much of this theory. The aim of this book is to provide a concise, accessible account of convex analysis and its applications and extensions, for a broad audience. It can serve as a teaching text, at roughly the level of first year graduate students. While the main body of the text is self-contained, each section concludes with an often extensive set of optional exercises. The new edition adds material on semismooth optimization, as well as several new proofs that will make this book even more self-contained. |
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... result statements . We value the variety of independent , self - contained approaches over a sin- gle , unified , sequential development . We hope to showcase a few memorable principles rather than to develop the theory to its limits ...
... Results and Notation 10.1 Named Results 10.2 Notation . Bibliography 179 179 190 • · • 200 209 209 211 214 • • • 218 221 221 234 241 Index 253 Chapter 1 Background 1.1 Euclidean Spaces We begin by reviewing X Contents.
... result , which we prove a little later , is both typical and fundamental . Theorem 1.1.1 ( Basic separation ) Suppose that the set C C E is closed and convex , and that the point y does not lie in C. Then there exist real b and a ...
... result states that the point y is separated from the set C by a hyperplane . In other words , C is contained in a certain closed halfspace whereas y is not . Thus there is a “ dual ” representation of C as the intersection of all closed ...
... result is a prototype . The proof is a standard application of the Bolzano- Weierstrass theorem above . Proposition 1.1.3 ( Weierstrass ) Suppose that the set D C E is non- empty and closed , and that all the level sets of the ...
Contents
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15 | |
Fenchel Duality | 33 |
Convex Analysis | 65 |
Special Cases | 97 |
Nonsmooth Optimization | 123 |
Fixed Points | 183 |
Infinite Versus Finite Dimensions | 209 |
List of Results and Notation | 221 |
Bibliography | 241 |
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Convex Analysis and Nonlinear Optimization: Theory and Examples Jonathan M. Borwein,Adrian S. Lewis No preview available - 2000 |