Perspective Functions: Properties, Constructions, and Examples
Functional Analysis
2017-02-15 v3
Abstract
Many functions encountered in applied mathematics and in statistical data analysis can be expressed in terms of perspective functions. One of the earliest examples is the Fisher information, which appeared in statistics in the 1920s. We analyze various algebraic and convex-analytical properties of perspective functions and provide general schemes to construct lower semicontinuous convex functions from them. Several new examples are presented and existing instances are featured as special cases.
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@article{arxiv.1610.01552,
title = {Perspective Functions: Properties, Constructions, and Examples},
author = {Patrick L. Combettes},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1610.01552},
year = {2017}
}