Abstract

Ordinary distance functions, oriented distance functions and farthest distance functions are characterized in terms of convex conjugates and Fenchel subdifferentials.

Author information

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Juan Enrique Martínez-Legaz

(1) Department d'Economia i d'Història Econòmica, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
(2) Barcelona Graduate School of Mathematics, Barcelona, Spain

juanenrique.martinez.legaz@uab.cat

Keywords

  • Distance function
  • oriented distance function
  • farthest distance function
  • Fenchel conjugate
  • Fenchel subdifferential

Mathematics Subject Classification

46B20, 26B25

Suggested citation

J. E. Martínez-Legaz. “Dual Characterizations of Three Distance Functions.” Journal of Convex Analysis 31 (2024), No. 4, 1203–1212.

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