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taken as positive in this discussion.
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If $f$ is differentiable at the interval bounds, then there are two possible
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- sign combinations since $ \nabla f(a) \leq m \lt 0 $ where $m$ is the gradient
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- of the chord.
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+ sign combinations since $\nabla{ f(a)} \leq{m} \lt{0} $ where $m$ is the gradient of
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+ the chord.
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- $\mathrm{sgn}(\nabla f(a), -\nabla f(b))=(−,+)$, then the minimum must lie at
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$x=b$, i.e., $f(x)\geq{f(b)}$.
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ f(b+\epsilon) \lt -\nabla f(b-\epsilon) \leq -m \lt 0$.
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In the case that $f(a)=f(b)$, the function must either be constant and the
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minimum is $f(a)=f(b)$. Or the minimum again lies at the interior. If
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- $\mathrm{sgn}(\nabla f(a))=+$, then $\nabla f(a) = 0$ else this violates
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+ $\mathrm{sgn}(\nabla f(a))=+$, then $\nabla{ f(a)}= 0$ else this violates
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convexity since $f(a)=f(b)$. Similar is true for $-\mathrm{sgn}(\nabla f(b))=+$.
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In this case, all sign combinations are possible owing to possible
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non-differentiability of $f$ at the interval bounds:
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An important property of convex functions in n-dimensions is that every
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1-dimension restriction also defines a convex function. This is easily seen from
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the definition. Define $g:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ as $g(t)
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- =f(t\hat{n})$ where $ \hat{n}$ is some unit vector in $\mathbb{R}^n$. Then, by
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+ =f(t\hat{n})$ where $ ` \hat{n} ` $ is some unit vector in $\mathbb{R}^n$. Then, by
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definition of convexity of $f$, letting $x=t\hat{n}$ and $y=t'\hat{n}$, it
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follows that,
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@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ along an edge. Figure 6 summarizes this construction on a cube.
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</figure >
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Analogous to the 1-dimensional case, analyze the signatures of the derivatives
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- at the vertices. The notation $(\pm,...,\pm)_ v $ denotes the overall sign of
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+ at the vertices. The notation $(\pm,...,\pm)_ v$ denotes the overall sign of
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$−\mathrm{sgn}(v_i)\nabla_i f(v)$ at $v$ for each $i$, and is used in the rest
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of this article.
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@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ minimum value of *f* over the hypercube.
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** Proof** :
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For any point $z \in H_n$, construct the line containing $w$ and $z$, given by
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- $L=\{ w+t\hat{n}|t \in \mathbb{R}\} $, where $\hat{n}$ is a unit vector in
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+ $L=\{ w+t\hat{n}|t \in \mathbb{R}\} $, where $` \hat{n} ` $ is a unit vector in
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direction $z-w$. Since the directional derivatives at $w$ pointing inwards are
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all positive, and $f$ is differentiable, the derivative along the line at $w$,
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pointing inwards, is given by,
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</figure >
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As depicted in figure 7, the vertices $w$ of the square (hypercube of dimension
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- two, $V_2 = \{ \pm 1,\pm 1\} $), have directional derivatives of zero and thus
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+ two, $V_2= \{ \pm 1,\pm 1\} $), have directional derivatives of zero and thus
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signature $(+,+)$. But the derivative along any direction bisecting these
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directional derivatives, into the interior of the square, has a negative
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gradient. This is because the vertex is at the intersection of two planes and is
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