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==Summary==
The Fenchel-Moreau Theorem is a fundamental result in convex analysis, characterizing the class of functions for which a function equals its biconjugate. A key consequence of this theorem is the equivalence of ''primal'' and ''dual'' optimization problems.
The Fenchel-Moreau Theorem is a fundamental result in convex analysis, characterizing the class of functions for which a function equals its biconjugate. A key consequence of this theorem is the equivalence of ''primal'' and ''dual'' optimization problems.


==Background on Conjugate Functions==
Given a normed vector space <math>X</math> and


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Revision as of 22:17, 7 April 2020

The Fenchel-Moreau Theorem is a fundamental result in convex analysis, characterizing the class of functions for which a function equals its biconjugate. A key consequence of this theorem is the equivalence of primal and dual optimization problems.

Background on Conjugate Functions

Given a normed vector space and

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References

  1. H. Brezis, Functional Analysis.