Let XX be a separable superreflexive Banach space and ff be a semiconvex function (with a general modulus) on XX. For kNk \in \N, let Σk(f)\Sigma_k(f) be the set of points xXx\in X, at which the Clarke subdifferential f(x)\partial f(x) is at least kk-dimensional. Note that Σ1(f)\Sigma_1(f) is the set of all points at which ff is not G\^ ateaux differentiable. Then Σk(f)\Sigma_k(f) can be covered by countably many Lipschitz surfaces of codimension kk which are described by functions, which are differences of two semiconvex functions. If XX is separable and superreflexive Banach space which admits an equivalent norm with modulus of smoothness of power type 22 (e.g., if XX is a Hilbert space or X=Lp(μ)X=L^p(\mu) with 2p2 \leq p), we give, for a fixed modulus ω\omega and kNk \in \N, a complete characterization of those AXA\subset X, for which there exists a function ff on XX which is semiconvex on XX with modulus ω\omega and AΣk(f)A \subset \Sigma_k(f). Namely, AXA\subset X has this property if and only if AA can be covered by countably many Lipschitz surfaces SnS_n of codimension kk which are described by functions, which are differences of two Lipschitz semiconvex functions with modulus CnωC_n \omega.

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Ludek Zajícek

Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Sokolovská 83, 186 75 Praha 8, Czech Republic

zajicek@karlin.mff.cuni.cz

J. Duda, L. Zajícek. “Smallness of Singular Sets of Semiconvex Functions in Separable Banach Spaces.” Journal of Convex Analysis 20 (2013), No. 2, 573–598.