Abstract

We prove rectifiability results for special singularities of non-Lipschitz functions, namely for those points where the set of Fréchet horizon supergradients contains a nonzero vector subspace.

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Khai Tien Nguyen

Università di Padova, Dip. di Matematica Pura ed Applicata, Via Trieste 63, 35121 Padova, Italy

khai@math.unipd.it

Davide Vittone

Università di Padova, Dip. di Matematica Pura ed Applicata, Via Trieste 63, 35121 Padova, Italy

vittone@math.unipd.it

Keywords

  • Normal vectors
  • exterior sphere condition
  • rectifiability

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Suggested citation

K. T. Nguyen, D. Vittone. “Rectifiability of Special Singularities of Non-Lipschitz Functions.” Journal of Convex Analysis 19 (2012), No. 1, 159–170. https://doi.org/10.68381/jca19009

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