On a characterization of the support functions (Q2366672)

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    On a characterization of the support functions (English)
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    18 August 1993
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    The author gives the following characterization of the support functions in \(\mathbb{R}^ n\): A function \(f:S^{n-1}\to\mathbb{R}\) is the support function of a bounded subset of \(\mathbb{R}^ n\) if and only if (a) \(f\) is lower semicontinuous and bounded and (b) for every \(a\in\mathbb{R}\), if there exists \(u\in S^{n-1}\) such that \(g_ a(u):=f(u)-\langle a,u\rangle < 0\), then \(\text{Argmin }g_ a\) contains exactly one element.
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    perturbation theorem
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    support functions
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