Smooth convex extensions of convex functions

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Abstract: Let C be a compact convex subset of mathbbRn, f:ComathbbR be a convex function, and min1,2,...,infty. Assume that, along with f, we are given a family of polynomials satisfying Whitney's extension condition for Cm, and thus that there exists FinCm(mathbbRn) such that F=f on C. It is natural to ask for further (necessary and sufficient) conditions on this family of polynomials which ensure that F can be taken to be convex as well. We give a satisfactory solution to this problem in the case m=infty, and also less satisfactory solutions in the case of finite mgeq2 (nonetheless obtaining an almost optimal result for C a finite intersection of ovaloids). For a solution to a similar problem in the case m=1 (even for C not necessarily convex), see arXiv:1507.03931, arXiv:1706.09808, arXiv:1706.02235.



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