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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
September 2011
Print publication year:
2010
Online ISBN:
9781139087322
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139087322
Subjects:
Mathematics (general), Mathematics, Real and Complex Analysis
Series:
Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications (109)
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Book description

Like differentiability, convexity is a natural and powerful property of functions that plays a significant role in many areas of mathematics, both pure and applied. It ties together notions from topology, algebra, geometry and analysis, and is an important tool in optimization, mathematical programming and game theory. This book, which is the product of a collaboration of over 15 years, is unique in that it focuses on convex functions themselves, rather than on convex analysis. The authors explore the various classes and their characteristics and applications, treating convex functions in both Euclidean and Banach spaces. The book can either be read sequentially for a graduate course, or dipped into by researchers and practitioners. Each chapter contains a variety of specific examples, and over 600 exercises are included, ranging in difficulty from early graduate to research level.

Awards

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2011

Reviews

'It is a beautiful experience to browse this inspiring book. The reviewer has not seen any source which is even close to presenting so many different and interesting convex functions and corresponding results … This beautiful book is a most welcome addition to the library of any convex analyst or of any mathematician with an interest in convex functions.''

Heinz H. Bauschke Source: Mathematical Reviews

'This masterful book emerges immediately as the de facto canonical source on its subject, and thus as a vital reference for students … In the exercises and asides, which maintain lively rapport with a spectrum of mathematical concerns, one finds mention of unexpected topics such as the brachistochrone problem and the Riemann zeta function.'

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