This third edition presents an expanded and updated treatment of convex analysis methods, incorporating many new results that have emerged in recent years. These additions are essential for grasping the practical applications of convex function theory in solving contemporary real-world problems.

To reflect these advancements, the material has been meticulously reorganized, with a greater emphasis on topics relevant to current research. Additionally, great care has been taken to ensure that the text remains accessible to a broad audience, including both students and researchers focused on the application of mathematics.

Ideal for undergraduate courses, graduate seminars, or as a comprehensive reference, this book is an indispensable resource for those seeking to understand the extensive potential of convex function theory.

Can be used both as a research monograph or a graduate textbook Covers a vast array of various aspects, generalizations, applications and new research connected to convexity Contains in each subsection exercises which are useful both in courses and as a source of inspiration for new research

Autorentext

Constantin P. Niculescu is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the University of Craiova, Romania, and an honorary member of the "Simion Stoilow" Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy. His research interests include convex analysis, functional analysis, real analysis, history, and heuristics of mathematics. He has authored several books and more than one hundred papers, for which he has been awarded several prizes for research and exposition. Lars-Erik Persson is Professor of Mathematics at UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, Senior Professor at Karlstad University, Sweden, and Professor Emeritus at Uppsala University, Sweden. He has been the President of the Swedish Mathematical Society His research interests include convex analysis, functional analysis, interpolation theory, Fourier analysis, inequalities and homogenization theory He has authored several books and around 250 papers. He has received several awards for research but also for supervision and teaching.

Inhalt

Convex Functions at a First Glance.- More on Convex Functions on Intervals.- Convex Sets in Real Linear Spaces.- Convex Functions on a Normed Linear Space.- Differentiable Convex Functions. 6. Convexity and Majorization.- Convexity in Spaces of Matrices.- Convexity in Spaces of Matrices.- Duality and Convex Optimization.- Special Topics in Majorization Theory. Appendices.- Generalized Convexity on Intervals.- Background on Convex Sets.- Elementary Symmetric Functions.- Second Order Differentiability of Convex Functions.- The Variational Approach of PDE.