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Convex and quasiconvex truncations of nonconvex functions

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2026-03-05 v1 Differential Geometry

Abstract

We consider nonconvex real valued functions whose truncations are either quasiconvex or even convex starting with a certain level. Among them, the C2C^2-smooth functions whose level sets are all completely contained in the positive definite region of their Hessian matrices, starting with a certain level, are good examples of such functions. For such a function we show the injectivity of its restricted gradient to a large subset of the positive definite region of its Hessian matrices.

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@article{arxiv.2603.03516,
  title  = {Convex and quasiconvex truncations of nonconvex functions},
  author = {Cornel Pintea},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.03516},
  year   = {2026}
}