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Geometric representation of classes of concave functions and duality

Functional Analysis 2023-10-06 v3

Abstract

Using a natural representation of a 1/s1/s-concave function on Rd\mathbb{R}^d as a convex set in Rd+1,\mathbb{R}^{d+1}, we derive a simple formula for the integral of its ss-polar. This leads to convexity properties of the integral of the ss-polar function with respect to the center of polarity. In particular, we prove that that the reciprocal of the integral of the polar function of a log-concave function is log-concave as a function of the center of polarity. Also, we define the Santal\'o regions for ss-concave and log-concave functions and generalize the Santal\'o inequality for them in the case the origin is not the Santal\'o point.

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@article{arxiv.2112.13881,
  title  = {Geometric representation of classes of concave functions and duality},
  author = {Grigory Ivanov and Elisabeth M. Werner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2112.13881},
  year   = {2023}
}