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Constructions of Uniformly Convex Functions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Jonathan M. Borwein
Affiliation:
Centre for Computer Assisted Research Mathematics and its Applications (CARMA), University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australiae-mail: jonathan.borwein@newcastle.edu.au
Jon Vanderwerff
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, La Sierra University, Riverside, CA, USAe-mail: jvanderw@lasierra.edu
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Abstract

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We give precise conditions under which the composition of a norm with a convex function yields a uniformly convex function on a Banach space. Various applications are given to functions of power type. The results are dualized to study uniform smoothness and several examples are provided.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 2012

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