Legendre-Fenchel transform

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
convex analysis tool
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs convex conjugate
gptkbp:appliesTo functions on vector spaces
gptkbp:defines f*(y) = sup_x (⟨y, x⟩ - f(x))
gptkbp:domain real-valued functions
gptkbp:generalizes Legendre transform
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Legendre-Fenchel transform
gptkbp:mapType function to its convex conjugate
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Werner_Fenchel
gptkb:Adrien-Marie_Legendre
gptkbp:property involutive for closed convex functions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Fenchel's_duality_theorem
convex hull
duality in optimization
gptkbp:usedIn thermodynamics
optimization
large deviations theory
convex analysis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Convex_Analysis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6