A necessary and sufficient condition on the stability of the infimum of convex functions
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
Department
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Abstract
Let us say that a convex function f : C → [−∞, ∞] on a convex set C ⊆ R is infimum-stable if, for any sequence (fn) of convex functions fn : C → [−∞, ∞] converging to f pointwise, one has inf C fn → inf C f. A simple necessary and sufficient condition for a convex function to be infimumstable is given. The same condition remains necessary and sufficient if one uses Moore-Smith nets (fν) in place of sequences (fn). This note is motivated by certain applications to stability of measures of risk/inequality in finance/economics.
Publication Title
Journal of Convex Analysis
Recommended Citation
Pinelis, I.
(2019).
A necessary and sufficient condition on the stability of the infimum of convex functions.
Journal of Convex Analysis,
26, 77-87.
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