We introduce the notion of a smooth set in a locally convex topological vector space and extend Asplund's result on the strong differentiability space. We also establish Gateaux differentiability of a continuous convex function in a locally convex topological vector space. In particular, we extend Mazur's classical theorem on Gateaux differentiability from a separable Banach space to a separable locally convex topological vector space.

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Xi Yin Zheng

Dept. of Mathematics, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, P. R. China

xyzheng@ynu.edu.cn

Kung Fu Ng

Dept. of Mathematics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P. R. China

kfng@math.cuhk.edu.hk

X. Y. Zheng, K. F. Ng. “Differentiability of Convex Functions on a Locally Convex Topological Vector Space.” Journal of Convex Analysis 26 (2019), No. 3, 761–772.