Equivalence among various derivatives and subdifferentials of the distance function.
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instance of: scholarly article
title: Equivalence among various derivatives and subdifferentials of the distance function.
zbMATH Open document ID: 1035.49019
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-247X(03)00213-0
published in: Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications
publication date: 2003-07-30T00:00:00Z
review text: Let \(X\) be a normed linear space with uniformly Gâteaux differentiable norm and \(C\) a nonempty closed subset of \(X\). The authors study differentiability properties of the distance function \(d_C\) associated with \(C\). For example, it is shown that \(d_C\) is strictly differentiable at \(x\in X\setminus C\) if and only if \(d_C\) is regular at \(x\) in the sense of F. H. Clarke. Further equivalent conditions are established involving various subdifferentials. Moreover, if \(X\) is a Hilbert space, then the Fréchet differentiability of \(d_C\) is characterized, among others, in terms of the metric projection \(P_C\) of \(C\). The results are based on and complement those obtained earlier by \textit{J. M. Borwein}, \textit{S. P. Fitzpatrick} and \textit{J. R. Giles} [J. Math. Anal. Appl. 128, 512--534 (1987; Zbl 0644.46032)], \textit{F. H. Clarke}, \textit{R. J. Stern} and \textit{P. R. Wolenski} [J. Convex Anal. 2, No. 1--2, 117--144 (1995; Zbl 0881.49008)], \textit{S. Fitzpatrick} [Bull. Aust. Math. Soc. 22, 291--312 (1980; Zbl 0437.46012)], and others.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 49J52
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 49J50
zbMATH DE Number: 1957239
zbMATH Keywords: uniformly Gâteaux differentiable norm
zbMATH Keywords: distance function
zbMATH Keywords: strict derivatives
zbMATH Keywords: proximal subdifferentials
zbMATH Keywords: Fréchet derivative
author: Zili Wu
author: Jane J. Ye
reviewed by: Winfried Schirotzek
MaRDI profile type: MaRDI publication profile
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description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1957239