Explicit data-dependent characterizations of the subdifferential of convex pointwise suprema and optimality conditions

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Main Authors: Caro, Stephanie, Hantoute, Abderrahim
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author Caro, Stephanie
Hantoute, Abderrahim
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Hantoute, Abderrahim
contents We establish explicit data-dependent and symmetric characterizations of the subdifferential of the supremum of convex functions, formulated directly in terms of the underlying data functions. In our approach, both active and non-active functions contribute equally through their subdifferentials, thereby avoiding the need for additional geometric constructions, such as the domain of the supremum, that arise in previous developments. Applications to infinite convex optimization yield sharp Karush-Kuhn-Tucker and Fritz-John optimality conditions, expressed exclusively in terms of the objective and constraint functions and clearly distinguishing the roles of (almost) active and non-active constraints.
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spellingShingle Explicit data-dependent characterizations of the subdifferential of convex pointwise suprema and optimality conditions
Caro, Stephanie
Hantoute, Abderrahim
Optimization and Control
Functional Analysis
46N10, 52A41, 90C25
We establish explicit data-dependent and symmetric characterizations of the subdifferential of the supremum of convex functions, formulated directly in terms of the underlying data functions. In our approach, both active and non-active functions contribute equally through their subdifferentials, thereby avoiding the need for additional geometric constructions, such as the domain of the supremum, that arise in previous developments. Applications to infinite convex optimization yield sharp Karush-Kuhn-Tucker and Fritz-John optimality conditions, expressed exclusively in terms of the objective and constraint functions and clearly distinguishing the roles of (almost) active and non-active constraints.
title Explicit data-dependent characterizations of the subdifferential of convex pointwise suprema and optimality conditions
topic Optimization and Control
Functional Analysis
46N10, 52A41, 90C25
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.12821