On linear transformations of intersections (Q2194604)

In this paper the authors study (necessary and sufficient) conditions for the linear transformation \(T\) of the intersection of two closed convex sets \(A,B\) to coincide with the intersection of the images. A first easy result shows that if \(A\cup B\) is convex, then \(T(A\cap B)=T(A)\cap T(B)\). Other conditions regarding convexity in a direction are also established. Furthermore, the following characterization is proved: \(T(A\cap B)=T(A)\cap T(B)\) if and only if the set \(\{x\in A\cup B:Tx=t\}\) is connected for all \(t\in T(A\cup B)\). They also show that all these conditions can be extended to non-convex closed sets, continuous transformations and multiple sets.