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\begin{definition}[Conjugate Function] \begin{definition}[Conjugate Function]
\label{definition:conjugate-function} \label{definition:conjugate-function}
Let $\dpn{E, F}{\lambda}$ be a duality over $\real$ and $f: E \to (-\infty, \infty]$ with $f \ne \infty$, then for each $y \in F$, Let $\dpn{E, F}{\lambda}$ be a duality over $\real$ and $f: E \to (-\infty, \infty]$ with $f \ne \infty$, then for each $\phi \in F$,
\[ \[
\sup_{x \in E}\dpn{x, y}{\lambda} - f(x) = \inf\bracsn{\alpha \in \real| \dpn{\cdot, y}{\lambda} - \alpha \le f} \sup_{x \in E}\dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} - f(x) = \inf\bracsn{\alpha \in \real| \dpn{\cdot, \phi}{\lambda} - \alpha \le f}
\] \]
The mapping The mapping
\[ \[
f^*: E^* \to (-\infty, \infty] \quad y \mapsto \sup_{x \in E}\dpn{x, y}{\lambda} - f(x) f^*: F \to (-\infty, \infty] \quad \phi \mapsto \sup_{x \in E}\dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} - f(x)
\] \]
is the \textbf{conjugate function} of $f$ with respect to the duality $\dpn{E, F}{\lambda}$. is the \textbf{conjugate function} of $f$ with respect to the duality $\dpn{E, F}{\lambda}$.
\end{definition} \end{definition}
\begin{proof} \begin{proof}
Fix $y \in F$. Let $\alpha \in \real$ such that $\dpn{x, y}{\lambda} - \alpha \le f(x)$ for all $x \in E$, then for any $x \in E$, Fix $\phi \in F$. Let $\alpha \in \real$ such that $\dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} - \alpha \le f(x)$ for all $x \in E$, then for any $x \in E$,
\[ \[
\dpn{x, y}{\lambda} - f(x) \le \dpn{x, y}{\lambda} - \dpn{x, y}{\lambda} + \alpha = \alpha \dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} - f(x) \le \dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} - \dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} + \alpha = \alpha
\] \]
so so
\[ \[
\sup_{x \in E}\dpn{x, y}{\lambda} - f(x) \le \inf\bracsn{\alpha \in \real| \dpn{x, y}{\lambda} - \alpha \le f(x) \forall x \in E} \sup_{x \in E}\dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} - f(x) \le \inf\bracsn{\alpha \in \real| \dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} - \alpha \le f(x) \forall x \in E}
\] \]
On the other hand, suppose that $\alpha = \sup_{x \in E} \dpn{x, y}{\lambda} - f(x) < \infty$, then On the other hand, suppose that $\alpha = \sup_{x \in E} \dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} - f(x) < \infty$, then
\[ \[
\dpn{x, y}{\lambda} - \alpha \le f(x) \dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} - \alpha \le f(x)
\] \]
for all $x \in E$. Therefore for all $x \in E$. Therefore
\[ \[
\sup_{x \in E}\dpn{x, y}{\lambda} - f(x) = \inf\bracsn{\alpha \in \real| \dpn{x, y}{\lambda} - \alpha \le f(x) \forall x \in E} \sup_{x \in E}\dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} - f(x) = \inf\bracsn{\alpha \in \real| \dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} - \alpha \le f(x) \forall x \in E}
\] \]
\end{proof} \end{proof}
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\begin{proof} \begin{proof}
(1): By \autoref{proposition:convex-extension} and \autoref{proposition:semicontinuous-properties}. (1): By \autoref{proposition:convex-extension} and \autoref{proposition:semicontinuous-properties}.
(3): For each $x \in E$ and $y \in F$, (3): For each $x \in E$ and $\phi \in F$,
\begin{align*} \begin{align*}
\dpn{x, y}{\lambda} - f^*(y) &= \dpn{x, y}{\lambda} - \braks{\sup_{z \in E}\dpn{z, y}{\lambda} - f(z)} \\ \dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} - f^*(\phi) &= \dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} - \braks{\sup_{z \in E}\dpn{z, \phi}{\lambda} - f(z)} \\
&= \dpn{x, y}{\lambda} + \braks{\inf_{z \in E}f(z) - \dpn{z, y}{\lambda}} \\ &= \dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} + \braks{\inf_{z \in E}f(z) - \dpn{z, \phi}{\lambda}} \\
&\le \dpn{x, y}{\lambda} + f(x) - \dpn{x, y}{\lambda} = f(x) &\le \dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} + f(x) - \dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} = f(x)
\end{align*} \end{align*}
As the above holds for all $y \in F$, $f^{**} \le f$. As the above holds for all $\phi \in F$, $f^{**} \le f$.
\end{proof} \end{proof}
\begin{theorem}[Fenchel's Inequality] \begin{theorem}[Fenchel's Inequality]
\label{theorem:fenchel-inequality} \label{theorem:fenchel-inequality}
Let $\dpn{E, F}{\lambda}$ be a duality over $\real$ and $f: E \to (-\infty, \infty]$ with $f \ne \infty$, then for any $x \in E$ and $y \in F$, Let $\dpn{E, F}{\lambda}$ be a duality over $\real$ and $f: E \to (-\infty, \infty]$ with $f \ne \infty$, then for any $x \in E$ and $\phi \in F$,
\[ \[
\dpn{x, y}{\lambda} \le f(x) + f^*(y) \dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} \le f(x) + f^*(\phi)
\] \]
with equality if and only if $y \in \partial f(x)$. with equality if and only if $\phi \in \partial f(x)$.
\end{theorem} \end{theorem}
\begin{proof} \begin{proof}
Let $x \in E$ and $y \in F$ with $f(x) < \infty$, then Let $x \in E$ and $\phi \in F$ with $f(x) < \infty$, then
\[ \[
f(x) + f^*(y) \ge f(x) + \dpn{x, y}{\lambda} - f(x) = \dpn{x, y}{\lambda} f(x) + f^*(\phi) \ge f(x) + \dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} - f(x) = \dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda}
\] \]
For the equivalence, For the equivalence,
\begin{align*} \begin{align*}
f(x) + f^*(y) &= \dpn{x, y}{\lambda} \\ f(x) + f^*(\phi) &= \dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} \\
f^*(y) &= \dpn{x, y}{\lambda} - f(x) f^*(\phi) &= \dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} - f(x)
\end{align*} \end{align*}
if and only if for every $h \in E$, if and only if for every $h \in E$,
\begin{align*} \begin{align*}
\dpn{x, y}{\lambda} - f(x) &\ge \dpn{x+h, y}{\lambda} - f(x+h) \\ \dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} - f(x) &\ge \dpn{x+h, \phi}{\lambda} - f(x+h) \\
f(x + h) - f(x) &\ge \dpn{h, y}{\lambda} f(x + h) - f(x) &\ge \dpn{h, \phi}{\lambda}
\end{align*} \end{align*}
if and only if $y \in \partial f(x)$. if and only if $y \in \partial f(x)$.
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\label{theorem:fenchel-moreau} \label{theorem:fenchel-moreau}
Let $\dpn{E, F}{\lambda}$ be a duality over $\real$, and $f: E \to (-\infty, \infty]$ with $f \ne \infty$ and $f^{*} \ne \infty$, then: Let $\dpn{E, F}{\lambda}$ be a duality over $\real$, and $f: E \to (-\infty, \infty]$ with $f \ne \infty$ and $f^{*} \ne \infty$, then:
\begin{enumerate} \begin{enumerate}
\item For each $(y, \alpha) \in F \times \real$, denote $(y, \alpha) \le f$ if $\dpn{\cdot, y}{\lambda} - \alpha \le f$, then for each $x \in E$, \item For each $(\phi, \alpha) \in F \times \real$, denote $(\phi, \alpha) \le f$ if $\dpn{\cdot, \phi}{\lambda} - \alpha \le f$, then for each $x \in E$,
\[ \[
f^{**}(x) = \sup\bracs{\dpn{x, y}{\lambda} - \alpha|(y, \alpha) \in F \times \real, (y, \alpha) \le f} f^{**}(x) = \sup\bracs{\dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} - \alpha|(\phi, \alpha) \in F \times \real, (\phi, \alpha) \le f}
\] \]
\item $\text{epi}(f^{**})$ is the $\sigma(E \times \real, F \times \real)$-closed convex hull of $\text{epi}(f)$.
\item The biconjugate $f^{**}$ is the greatest convex and $\sigma(E, F)$-lower semicontinuous function bounded above by $f$.
\item $f = f^{**}$ if and only if $f$ is convex and $\sigma(E, F)$-lower semicontinuous.
\end{enumerate} \end{enumerate}
If $F = E^*$, then
\begin{enumerate}[start=1]
\item The epigraph $\text{epi}(f^{**})$ is the closed convex hull of $\text{epi}(f)$.
\item The biconjugate $f^{**}$ is the greatest convex and lower semicontinuous function bounded above by $f$.
\item $f = f^{**}$ if and only if $f$ is convex and lower semicontinuous.
\end{enumerate}
\end{theorem} \end{theorem}
\begin{proof} \begin{proof}
(1): Let $y \in F$ such that $f^*(y) < \infty$, then for each $x \in E$, (1): Let $\phi \in F$ such that $f^*(\phi) < \infty$, then for each $x \in E$,
\[ \[
\dpn{x, y}{\lambda} - f^*(y) \le f(x) \dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} - f^*(\phi) \le f(x)
\] \]
so $\dpn{\cdot, y}{\lambda} - f^*(y) \le f$, and so $\dpn{\cdot, \phi}{\lambda} - f^*(\phi) \le f$, and
\begin{align*} \begin{align*}
f^{**}(x) &= \sup_{y \in F} \dpn{x, y}{\lambda} - f^*(y) = \sup_{\substack{y \in F \\ f^*(y) < \infty}} \dpn{x, y}{\lambda} - f^*(y) \\ f^{**}(x) &= \sup_{\phi \in F} \dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} - f^*(\phi) = \sup_{\substack{\phi \in F \\ f^*(\phi) < \infty}} \dpn{x, y}{\lambda} - f^*(\phi) \\
&\le \sup\bracs{\dpn{x, y}{\lambda} - \alpha| y \in F, \alpha \in \real, \dpn{\cdot, y}{\lambda} - \alpha \le f} &\le \sup\bracs{\dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} - \alpha|(\phi, \alpha) \in F \times \real, (\phi, \alpha) \le f}
\end{align*} \end{align*}
On the other hand, let $y \in F$ and $\alpha \in \real$ such that $\dpn{\cdot, y}{\lambda} - \alpha \le f$, then $f^*(y) \le \alpha$, and On the other hand, let $\phi \in F$ and $\alpha \in \real$ such that $(\phi, \alpha) \le f$, then $f^*(\phi) \le \alpha$, and
\[ \[
f^{**}(x) \ge \dpn{x, y}{\lambda} - f^*(y) \ge \dpn{x, y}{\lambda} - \alpha f^{**}(x) \ge \dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} - f^*(\phi) \ge \dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} - \alpha
\] \]
Therefore Therefore
\[ \[
f^{**}(x) \ge \sup\bracs{\dpn{x, y}{\lambda} - \alpha| y \in F, \alpha \in \real, \dpn{\cdot, y}{\lambda} - \alpha \le f} f^{**}(x) \ge \sup\bracs{\dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} - \alpha| \phi \in F, \alpha \in \real, \dpn{\cdot, y}{\lambda} - \alpha \le f}
\] \]
(2): Let $A = \ol{\text{Conv}}(\text{epi}(f))$ and $(x, \alpha) \in E \times \real \setminus A$. By the \hyperref[Hahn-Banach Theorem]{theorem:hahn-banach-geometric-2}, there exists $\phi \in F$ and $\mu \in \real$ such that (2): Let $A = \ol{\text{Conv}}(\text{epi}(f))$ and $(x, \alpha) \in E \times \real \setminus A$. By the \hyperref[Hahn-Banach Theorem]{theorem:hahn-banach-geometric-2}, there exists $\phi \in F$ and $\mu \in \real$ such that
\[ \[
\sup_{(y, \beta) \in A}\dpn{y, \phi}{E} + \mu \beta < \dpn{x, \phi}{E} + \mu \alpha \sup_{(y, \beta) \in A}\dpn{y, \phi}{\lambda} + \mu \beta < \dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} + \mu \alpha
\] \]
Since for any $(y, \beta) \in A$, $\beta$ may be arbitrarily large by \autoref{lemma:closed-convex-epigraph}, $\mu \le 0$. Since for any $(y, \beta) \in A$, $\beta$ may be arbitrarily large by \autoref{lemma:closed-convex-epigraph}, $\mu \le 0$.
In the case that $\mu < 0$, for each $y \in E$, In the case that $\mu < 0$, for each $y \in E$,
\begin{align*} \begin{align*}
\dpn{x, \phi}{E} + \mu\alpha &> \dpn{y, \phi}{E} + \mu f(y) \\ \dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} + \mu\alpha &> \dpn{y, \phi}{\lambda} + \mu f(y) \\
\dpn{x, \mu^{-1}\phi}{E} + \alpha & < \dpn{y, \mu^{-1}\phi}{E} + f(y) \\ \dpn{x, \mu^{-1}\phi}{\lambda} + \alpha & < \dpn{y, \mu^{-1}\phi}{\lambda} + f(y) \\
-\dpn{y, \mu^{-1}\phi}{E} + \dpn{x, \mu^{-1}\phi}{E} + \alpha &< f(y) -\dpn{y, \mu^{-1}\phi}{\lambda} + \dpn{x, \mu^{-1}\phi}{\lambda} + \alpha &< f(y)
\end{align*} \end{align*}
so $(-\mu^{-1}\phi, \dpn{x, \mu^{-1}\phi}{E} + \alpha) \le f$ and so $(-\mu^{-1}\phi, \dpn{x, \mu^{-1}\phi}{\lambda} + \alpha) \le f$ and
\[ \[
f^{**}(x) \ge -\dpn{x, \mu^{-1}\phi}{E} + \dpn{x, \mu^{-1}\phi}{E} + \alpha \ge \alpha f^{**}(x) \ge -\dpn{x, \mu^{-1}\phi}{\lambda} + \dpn{x, \mu^{-1}\phi}{\lambda} + \alpha \ge \alpha
\] \]
Given that $f^* \ne \infty$, there exists at least one pair $(\phi_0, \gamma_0) \in F \times \real$ such that $(\phi_0, \gamma_0) \le f$. Given that $f^* \ne \infty$, there exists at least one pair $(\phi_0, \gamma_0) \in F \times \real$ such that $(\phi_0, \gamma_0) \le f$.
Now suppose that $\mu = 0$ and let Now suppose that $\mu = 0$ and let
\[ \[
\gamma = \sup_{(y, \beta) \in A}\dpn{y, \phi}{E} < \dpn{x, \phi}{E} \gamma = \sup_{(y, \beta) \in A}\dpn{y, \phi}{\lambda} < \dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda}
\] \]
For each $t > 0$, let $\Phi_t = \phi_0 + t\phi$ and $\Gamma_t = \gamma_0 - t\gamma$, then for each $y \in \bracs{f < \infty}$, For each $t > 0$, let $\Phi_t = \phi_0 + t\phi$ and $\Gamma_t = \gamma_0 - t\gamma$, then for each $y \in \bracs{f < \infty}$,
\[ \[
\dpn{y, \Phi_t}{E} + \Gamma_t \le f(y) + t\dpn{y, \phi}{E} - t\gamma \le f(y) \dpn{y, \Phi_t}{\lambda} + \Gamma_t \le f(y) + t\dpn{y, \phi}{\lambda} - t\gamma \le f(y)
\] \]
so $(\Phi_t, \Gamma_t) \le f$. By (1), so $(\Phi_t, \Gamma_t) \le f$. By (1),
\[ \[
f^{**}(x) \ge \dpn{x, \Phi_t}{E} + \Gamma_t = \dpn{x, \phi_0}{E} + \gamma_0 + t\underbrace{(\dpn{x, \phi}{E} - \gamma)}_{> 0} f^{**}(x) \ge \dpn{x, \Phi_t}{\lambda} + \Gamma_t = \dpn{x, \phi_0}{\lambda} + \gamma_0 + t\underbrace{(\dpn{x, \phi}{\lambda} - \gamma)}_{> 0}
\] \]
As the above holds for all $t > 0$, $f^{**}(x) = \infty \ge \alpha$. Since $f^{**}(x) \ge \alpha$ for all $(x, \alpha) \in E \times \real \setminus A$, $\text{epi}(f^{**}) \subset \ol{\text{Conv}}(\text{epi}(f))$. As the above holds for all $t > 0$, $f^{**}(x) = \infty \ge \alpha$. Since $f^{**}(x) \ge \alpha$ for all $(x, \alpha) \in E \times \real \setminus A$, $\text{epi}(f^{**}) \subset \ol{\text{Conv}}(\text{epi}(f))$.