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A maximum theorem for generalized convex functions

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2021-12-21 v1

Abstract

Motivated by the Maximum Theorem for convex functions (in the setting of linear spaces) and for subadditive functions (in the setting of Abelian semigroups), we establish a Maximum Theorem for the class of generalized convex functions, i.e., for functions f:XRf:X\to \mathbb{R} that satisfy the inequality f(xy)pf(x)+qf(y)f(x\circ y)\leq pf(x)+qf(y), where \circ is a binary operation on XX and p,qp,q are positive constants. As an application, we also obtain an extension of the Karush--Kuhn--Tucker theorem for this class of functions.

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@article{arxiv.2112.10181,
  title  = {A maximum theorem for generalized convex functions},
  author = {Zsolt Páles},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2112.10181},
  year   = {2021}
}
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