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Autore principale: Vincze, Csaba
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contents As an application of Brouwer's fixed-point theorem we prove that a continuously differentiable convex function with gradient of constant norm is an affine mapping. It is a first-order characterization of affine mappings among continuously differentiable convex functions, because neither the second-order condition of convexity nor related operators are used. The condition of differentiability is essential as the case of the norm function shows. In addition to Brouwer's theorem, the proof is based on the Cauchy--Bunyakovsky--Schwarz inequality and becomes complete by minimizing the distance between lines of gradient directions. Following the steps of the proof, we sketch a possible generalization of the result to functions defined on Hilbert spaces.
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spellingShingle An application of Brouwer's fixed-point theorem: continuously differentiable convex functions with gradient of constant norm
Vincze, Csaba
Classical Analysis and ODEs
26B25
As an application of Brouwer's fixed-point theorem we prove that a continuously differentiable convex function with gradient of constant norm is an affine mapping. It is a first-order characterization of affine mappings among continuously differentiable convex functions, because neither the second-order condition of convexity nor related operators are used. The condition of differentiability is essential as the case of the norm function shows. In addition to Brouwer's theorem, the proof is based on the Cauchy--Bunyakovsky--Schwarz inequality and becomes complete by minimizing the distance between lines of gradient directions. Following the steps of the proof, we sketch a possible generalization of the result to functions defined on Hilbert spaces.
title An application of Brouwer's fixed-point theorem: continuously differentiable convex functions with gradient of constant norm
topic Classical Analysis and ODEs
26B25
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.05395