Abstract
Suppose
f(x,y)+2κ∥x∥2−2σ∥y∥2 is convex where
κ≥0,σ>0, and the argmin function
γ(x)={γ:infyf(x,y)=f(x,γ)} exists and is single valued. We will prove
γ is differentiable almost everywhere. As an application we deduce a minimum principle for certain semiconcave subsolutions.
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Julius Ross
Dept. of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL 60607, U.S.A.
julius@math.uic.edu
David Witt Nyström
Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, University of Gothenburg, 41296 Göteborg, Sweden
david.witt.nystrom@gu.seSuggested citation
J. Ross, D. Witt Nyström. “Differentiability of the Argmin Function and a Minimum Principle for Semiconcave Subsolutions.” Journal of Convex Analysis 27 (2020), No. 3, 811–832. https://doi.org/10.68381/jca27041
Published by Heldermann Verlag, 2020. Rights now held by Banach Press.