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An alternative definition for c-convex functions and another synthetic statement of MTW condition

Optimization and Control 2025-10-08 v2 Analysis of PDEs

Abstract

The main theorem of this paper states that the c-convexity and the alternative c-convexity are equivalent if and only if the cost function c satisfies MTW condition. The alternative c-convex function is an analogy of the definition of the convex function that is using the inequality phi(t x1 + (1 - t) x0) <= t phi(x1) + (1 - t) phi(x0). We study properties of the alternative c-convex functions and MTW condition, then prove the main theorem.

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@article{arxiv.2505.12063,
  title  = {An alternative definition for c-convex functions and another synthetic statement of MTW condition},
  author = {Seonghyeon Jeong},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.12063},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

The previous version contained a few errors, and they are revised in this version