Stefan Cobzas Institutul de Matematica Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Costica Mustata Institutul de Matematica, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (ICTP)
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S. Cobzas, C. Mustata, Norm-preserving extension of convex Lipschitz functions, J. Approx. Theory, 24 (1978) 236-244, doi: 10.1016/0021-9045(78)90028-X
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Norm-Preserving Extension of Convex Lipschitz Functions
S. Cobzaş and C. MustạțaInstitutul de Matematică Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaCommunicated by R. Bojanic
Received March 15, 1977
Let ( X,dX, d ) be a metric space. A function f:X rarr Rf: X \rightarrow R is called Lipschitz if there exists a number M >= 0M \geqslant 0 such that
{:(1)f(x)-f(y)∣⩽Md(x","y):}\begin{equation*}
f(x)-f(y) \mid \leqslant M d(x, y) \tag{1}
\end{equation*}
for all x,y in Xx, y \in X. The smallest constant MM verifying (1) is called the norm of ff and is denoted by ||f_(X)\| f_{X}.
We have
{:(2)|f|_(X)=s u p{|f(x)-f(y)|//d(x","y):x","y in X","x!=y}.:}\begin{equation*}
|f|_{X}=\sup \{|f(x)-f(y)| / d(x, y): x, y \in X, x \neq y\} . \tag{2}
\end{equation*}
Denote by Lip XX the linear space of all Lipschitz functions on XX. Actually, il *|_(X)\left.\cdot\right|_{X} is not a norm on the space Lip XX, since ||f||_(X)=0\|f\|_{X}=0 if ff is constant.
Now let YY be a nonvoid subset of XX. A norm-preserving extension of a function f in Lip Yf \in \operatorname{Lip} Y to XX is a function F in Lip XF \in \operatorname{Lip} X such that F|_(Y)=f\left.F\right|_{Y}=f and ||f||_(Y)=||F||_(X)\|f\|_{Y}=\|F\|_{X}. By a result of Banach [1] (see also Czipser and Geher [2]) every f in Lip Yf \in \operatorname{Lip} Y has a norm-preserving extension FF in Lip XX. Two of these extensions are given by
{:(3)F_(1)(x)=s u p{f(y)-|f|_(Y)d(x,y):y in Y}:}\begin{equation*}
F_{1}(x)=\sup \left\{f(y)-|f|_{Y} d(x, y): y \in Y\right\} \tag{3}
\end{equation*}
and
{:(4)F_(2)(x)=i n f{f(y)+f|_(Y)d(x,y):y in Y}.:}\begin{equation*}
F_{2}(x)=\inf \left\{f(y)+\left.f\right|_{Y} d(x, y): y \in Y\right\} . \tag{4}
\end{equation*}
Every norm-preserving extension FF of ff satisfies
for all x in Xx \in X (see [7]).
Now, let XX be a normed linear space and let YY be a nonvoid convex subset of XX. Concerning the convex norm-preserving extension to XX of the convex functions in Lip YY, we can prove the following theorem:
Theorem 1. If XX is a normed linear space and YY a nonvoid convex subset of XX, then every convex function ff in Lip YY has a convex norm preserving extension FF in Lip XX.
Proof. We show that the maximal norm-preserving extension (4) of ff is also convex. Let F(x)=i n f{f(y)+||f||_(Y)||x-y||:y in Y},x_(1),x_(2)in X,y_(1)F(x)=\inf \left\{f(y)+\|f\|_{Y}\|x-y\|: y \in Y\right\}, x_{1}, x_{2} \in X, y_{1}, y_(2)in Yy_{2} \in Y, and alpha in[0,1]\alpha \in[0,1]. Then
which shows that the function FF is convex.
In general, this extension is not unique. Indeed, let X=RX=R, with the usual absolute value norm, Y=[-1,1]Y=[-1,1], and f:Y rarr Rf: Y \rightarrow R be given by f(x)=-xf(x)=-x for x in[-1,0]x \in[-1,0] and f(x)=2xf(x)=2 x for x in]0,1]x \in] 0,1]. Then the maximal normpreserving extension (4) of ff is given by F(x)=-2xF(x)=-2 x for x in]-oo,-1[x \in]-\infty,-1[, F(x)=-2xF(x)=-2 x for x in[-1,0[x \in[-1,0[, and F(x)=2xF(x)=2 x for x in[0,+oo[x \in[0,+\infty[. But the function G(x)=-xG(x)=-x for x in]-oo,0[x \in]-\infty, 0[ and G(x)=2xG(x)=2 x for x in[0,+oo[x \in[0,+\infty[ is also a convex norm-preserving extension of ff, and so is every convex combination alpha F+(1-alpha)G,alpha in[0,1]\alpha F+ (1-\alpha) G, \alpha \in[0,1], of the functions FF and GG.
Let, as above, XX be a normed linear space and ZZ a convex subset of XX such that 0in Z0 \in Z. Denote by Lip_(0)Z\operatorname{Lip}_{0} Z the space
Then (2) is a norm on Lip_(0)Z\operatorname{Lip}_{0} Z and Lip_(0)Z\operatorname{Lip}_{0} Z is a Banach space with respect to this norm.
We use also the following notations:
{:(7)K_(Z)={f inLip_(0)Z:f" is convex on "Z}:}\begin{equation*}
K_{Z}=\left\{f \in \operatorname{Lip}_{0} Z: f \text { is convex on } Z\right\} \tag{7}
\end{equation*}
-the convex cone of convex functions in Lip_(0)Z\operatorname{Lip}_{0} Z;
If EE is a normed linear space, MM a nonvoid subset of EE and x in Ex \in E, we denote by d(x,M)d(x, M) the distance from xx to MM, i.e.,
d(x,M)=i n f{||x-y:y in M}d(x, M)=\inf \{\| x-y: y \in M\}
and by P_(M)P_{M} the metric projection of XX onto MM, i.e.,
P_(M)(x)={y in M:|x-y|=d(x,M)}.P_{M}(x)=\{y \in M:|x-y|=d(x, M)\} .
If KK is a subset of XX, then the set MM is called KK-proximinal ( KK-Chebyshevian) if P_(M)(x)!=O/P_{M}(x) \neq \varnothing (respectively card (P_(M)(x))=1\left(P_{M}(x)\right)=1 ), for all x in Kx \in K.
In the sequel XX denotes a normed linear space and YY a convex subset of XX such that 0in Y0 \in Y. It follows that K_(Y)K_{Y} is a PP-cone in the sense of [10], and as a particular case of the results proved there, one obtains:
(b) The space Y_(c)^(_|_)Y_{c}{ }^{\perp} is K_(X)K_{X}-proximinal. For f inK_(X)f \in K_{X}, the function gg is in P_(Y_(e)^(_|_))(f)P_{Y_{e}^{\perp}}(f) if and only if g=f-Fg=f-F, where FF is a convex norm-preserving extension off f|_(Y)\left.f\right|_{Y}.
(c) The space Y_(c)^(_|_)Y_{c}{ }^{\perp} is K_(X)K_{X}-Chebyshevian if and only if every f inK_(Y)f \in K_{Y} has a unique convex norm-preserving extension to XX.
Remark. Similar duality results appear in [4, 11] for linear functionals and in [6-10] for Lipschitz functions.
Now, we want to show that an inequality similar to (5) holds also for the convex norm-preserving extensions of a given convex Lipschitz function. For f inK_(Y)f \in K_{Y} let us denote by E_(Y)^(c)(f)E_{Y}{ }^{c}(f) the set of all convex norm preserving extensions of ff. We denote the norm *∣x\cdot \mid x by **∣\cdot \cdot \mid.
Theorem 3. If f inK_(Y)f \in K_{Y} then there exist two functions F_(1),F_(2)F_{1}, F_{2} in E_(Y)^(c)(f)E_{Y}{ }^{c}(f) such that
for all x in Xx \in X and F inE_(Y)^(c)(f)F \in E_{Y}{ }^{c}(f).
For the proof we need the following lemma:
Lemma 4. The set E_(Y)^(c)(f)E_{Y}{ }^{c}(f) is downward directed (with respect to the pointwise ordering).
Proof of Lemma 4. We have to show that for G_(1),G_(2)inE_(Y)^(c)(f)G_{1}, G_{2} \in E_{Y}{ }^{c}(f) there exists G inE_(Y)^(c)(f)G \in E_{Y}{ }^{c}(f) such that
for all x in Xx \in X.
If EE is a linear space and varphi:E rarr R uu{+-oo}\varphi: E \rightarrow R \cup\{ \pm \infty\} is a function, then the strict epigraph of varphi\varphi is defined by
epi^(')varphi={(x,a)in E xx R:varphi(x) < a}.\operatorname{epi}^{\prime} \varphi=\{(x, a) \in E \times R: \varphi(x)<a\} .
The function varphi\varphi is convex if and only if its strict epigraph is a convex subset of E xx RE \times R (see Laurent [5, Theorem 6.1.5, Remark 6.1.6]).
For G_(1),G_(2)inE_(Y)^(c)(f)G_{1}, G_{2} \in E_{Y}{ }^{c}(f) put
where co(A)\operatorname{co}(A) denotes the convex hull of the set AA.
Define G:X rarr R uu{+-oo}G: X \rightarrow R \cup\{ \pm \infty\} by
{:(13)G(x)=i n f{a in R:(x","a)in Gamma}","quad x in X.:}\begin{equation*}
G(x)=\inf \{a \in R:(x, a) \in \Gamma\}, \quad x \in X . \tag{13}
\end{equation*}
We show that G inE_(Y)^(c)(f)G \in E_{Y}{ }^{c}(f) and that GG verifies the inequality (11). The proof is divided into several steps.
(i) The set Gamma\Gamma is open. Since the functions G_(1)G_{1} and G_(2)G_{2} are continuous, the sets epi' G_(1)G_{1} and epi' G_(2)G_{2} are open, and so is their convex hull Gamma\Gamma.
(ii) If (z,c)in Gamma(z, c) \in \Gamma and d >= cd \geqslant c then (z,d)in Gamma(z, d) \in \Gamma. Let z=alpha x+(1-alpha)yz=\alpha x+(1-\alpha) y, c=alpha a+(1-alpha)hc=\alpha a+(1-\alpha) h, for alpha in[0,1],(x,a)in\alpha \in[0,1],(x, a) \in epi ^(')G_(1),(y,b)in^{\prime} G_{1},(y, b) \in epi ^(')G_(2)^{\prime} G_{2} and let epsilon > 0\epsilon>0 be an arbitrary number. Then (x,a+epsilon)inepi^(')G_(1)(x, a+\epsilon) \in \operatorname{epi}^{\prime} G_{1} and (y,b+epsilon)in(y, b+\epsilon) \in epi' G_(2)G_{2}, so that (z,c+epsilon)=alpha(x,a+epsilon)+(1-alpha)(y,b+epsilon)in Gamma(z, c+\epsilon)=\alpha(x, a+\epsilon)+(1-\alpha)(y, b+\epsilon) \in \Gamma.
(iii) epi' G=GammaG=\Gamma and GG is a convex function. Let (x,a)in(x, a) \in epi' GG, i.e., G(x) < aG(x)<a. By (13) there exists b in Rb \in R such that (x,b)in Gamma(x, b) \in \Gamma and b < ab<a. By (ii), (x,a)in Gamma(x, a) \in \Gamma, proving the inclusion epi' G sub GammaG \subset \Gamma.
Conversely, let (x,a)in Gamma(x, a) \in \Gamma. By (i) Gamma\Gamma is open, so that there exist a neighborhood UU of xx and epsilon > 0\epsilon>0 such that U xx]a-epsilon,a+epsilon[sub GammaU \times] a-\epsilon, a+\epsilon[\subset \Gamma. Therefore {x}xx]a-epsilon,a+epsilon[sub Gamma\{x\} \times] a-\epsilon, a+\epsilon[\subset \Gamma and, by (13), G(x) <= a-epsilon < aG(x) \leqslant a-\epsilon<a, which shows that (x,a)in(x, a) \in epi ^(')G^{\prime} G and Gamma sub\Gamma \subset epi' GG.
The convexity of GG follows from the above quoted result in Laurent [5].
(iv) We have G(x) <= min(G_(1)(x),G_(2)(x))G(x) \leqslant \min \left(G_{1}(x), G_{2}(x)\right) for all x in Xx \in X and G(z)=G_(1)(z)=G_(2)(z)G(z)= G_{1}(z)=G_{2}(z) for all z in Yz \in Y. Let x in Xx \in X. Then for all a > G_(1)(x)a>G_{1}(x) and b > G_(2)(x)b>G_{2}(x) we have (x,a)in(x, a) \in epi ^(')G_(1)sub Gamma^{\prime} G_{1} \subset \Gamma and (y,b)in(y, b) \in epi ^(')G_(2)sub Gamma^{\prime} G_{2} \subset \Gamma, so that, by (13), G(x) <= min(G_(1)(x),G_(2)(x))G(x) \leqslant \min \left(G_{1}(x), G_{2}(x)\right).
Let zz be in YY and cc in RR such that (z,c)in Gamma(z, c) \in \Gamma. Then (z,c)=-a(x,a)(1-alpha)(y,b)(z, c)=-a(x, a) (1-\alpha)(y, b), for a number alpha in[0,1],(x,a)in\alpha \in[0,1],(x, a) \in epi ^(')G_(1)^{\prime} G_{1}, and (y,b)in(y, b) \in epi ^(')G_(2)^{\prime} G_{2}. But, by the convexity of G_(1)G_{1} and G_(2),G_(i)(z)=G_(i)(alpha x+(1-alpha)y) <= alphaG_(i)(x)+(1-alpha)G_(i)(y) < alpha a+(1-alpha)b=cG_{2}, G_{i}(z)=G_{i}(\alpha x+(1-\alpha) y) \leqslant \alpha G_{i}(x) +(1-\alpha) G_{i}(y)<\alpha a+(1-\alpha) b=c, for i==1i==1, 2. Taking the infimum with respect to all c in Rc \in R such that (z,c)in Gamma(z, c) \in \Gamma we obtain G(z) >= G_(1)(z)=G_(2)(z)G(z) \geqslant G_{1}(z)= G_{2}(z). Since the converse inequality holds for all x in Xx \in X, it follows G(z)G(z)G_(1)(z)=G_(2)(z)G_{1}(z)=G_{2}(z), for all z in Yz \in Y.
(v) -oo < G(x) < +oo-\infty<G(x)<+\infty for all x in Xx \in X. The relations (x,G_(1)(x)-1)in\left(x, G_{1}(x)-1\right) \in epi' G_(1)sub GammaG_{1} \subset \Gamma and (13) imply G(x) <= G_(1)(x)+1 < ooG(x) \leqslant G_{1}(x)+1<\infty. Suppose there exists x in Xx \in X such that G(x)=-ooG(x)=-\infty. Choose an element y in Yy \in Y and put z=2y-xz=2 y-x. Then, by (iv) and the convexity of GG we get
implying G_(1)(y)=-ooG_{1}(y)=-\infty, which is impossible.
(vi) Equality of the norms: ||G||=||f|_(Y)=||G_(1)||=||G_(2)||\|G\|=\left\|\left.f\right|_{Y}=\right\| G_{1}\|=\| G_{2} \|. Since G|_(Y)=G_(1)|_(Y)-f\left.G\right|_{Y}=\left.G_{1}\right|_{Y}-f, it follows ||G|| >= ||G_(1)|_(1)\|G\| \geqslant \|\left. G_{1}\right|_{1}. Suppose ||G|| > ||G_(1)||\|G\|>\left\|G_{1}\right\|. By the definition (2) of the norm in Lip XX, there exist x,y in X,x!=yx, y \in X, x \neq y such that |G(x)-G(y)|//||x-y|| > ||G_(1)|||G(x)-G(y)| /||x-y||>\left|\left|G_{1}\right|\right|, say
Let vec(xy)={x+t(y-x):t >= 0}\overrightarrow{x y}=\{x+t(y-x): t \geqslant 0\} be the half-line determined by xx and yy. Define varphi:]0,oo[rarr R:}\varphi:] 0, \infty\left[\rightarrow R\right. by varphi(t)=t^(-1)(G(x+t(y-x))-G(x))\varphi(t)=t^{-1}(G(x+t(y-x))-G(x)). By Holmes [3, p. 17], the function varphi\varphi is nondecreasing, so that
for all t >= 1t \geqslant 1. But for tt sufficiently large, G(x)-G_(1)(x)+t epsilon||y-x|| > 0G(x)-G_{1}(x)+t \epsilon\|y-x\|>0, so
that G_(1)(x+t(y-x)) < G(x+t(y-x))G_{1}(x+t(y-x))<G(x+t(y-x)), contradicting the inequality G <= G_(1)(iv)G \leqslant G_{1}(\mathrm{iv}).
Lemma 4 is completely proved.
Proof of Theorem 3. Let F_(2)F_{2} be the maximal norm-preserving extension (4) of ff. By the proof of Theorem 1, F_(2)F_{2} is convex and since F_(2)(x) >= F(x)F_{2}(x) \geqslant F(x) for every norm-preserving extension FF of ff, this is a fortiori true for the convex norm-preserving extensions of ff.
Put
{:(15)F_(1)(x)=i n f{F(x):F inE_(Y)^(c)(f)}.:}\begin{equation*}
F_{1}(x)=\inf \left\{F(x): F \in E_{Y}^{c}(f)\right\} . \tag{15}
\end{equation*}
To end the proof we have to show that F_(1)F_{1} is a convex norm-preserving extension of ff.
(i) F_(1)F_{1} is a convex function. Let x,y sub X,alpha in[0,1],epsilon > 0x, y \subset X, \alpha \in[0,1], \epsilon>0 and let G_(1)G_{1}, G_(2)inE_(Y)^(c)(f)G_{2} \in E_{Y}{ }^{c}(f) be such that G_(1)(x) < F_(1)(x)+epsilonG_{1}(x)<F_{1}(x)+\epsilon and G_(2)(y) < F_(1)(y)+epsilonG_{2}(y)<F_{1}(y)+\epsilon. Since, by Lemma 4, the set E_(Y)^(c)(f)E_{Y}{ }^{c}(f) is downward directed, there exists G_(3)inE_(Y)^(c)(f)G_{3} \in E_{Y}{ }^{c}(f) such that G_(3) <= G_(1)G_{3} \leqslant G_{1} and G_(3) <= G_(2)G_{3} \leqslant G_{2}. Then
i.e., the function F_(1)F_{1} is convex.
(ii) F_(1)|_(Y)=f\left.F_{1}\right|_{Y}=f. This is obvious since F(y)=f(y)F(y)=f(y) for all y in Yy \in Y and F inE_(Y)^(c)(f)F \in E_{Y}{ }^{c}(f).
(iii) Equality of the norms: ||F_(1)||=||f||_(Y)\left\|F_{1}\right\|=\|f\|_{Y}. Obviously, ∣F_(1)|| >= ||f||_(Y)\mid F_{1}\|\geqslant\| f \|_{Y}. Let us suppose ||F_(1)|| > ||f||_(Y)\left\|F_{1}\right\|>\|f\|_{Y}. Then there exists delta > 0\delta>0 such that ||F_(1)||=||f||_(Y)+delta\left\|F_{1}\right\|= \|f\|_{Y}+\delta. By the definition of the norm in Lip XX, there exist x,y in X,x!=yx, y \in X, x \neq y such that
where 0 < epsilon < delta0<\epsilon<\delta. By definition (15) of F_(1)F_{1}, for 0 < eta < epsilon||x-y||0<\eta<\epsilon\|x-y\|, there exist G_(1),G_(2)inE_(Y)^(c)(f)G_{1}, G_{2} \in E_{Y}^{c}(f) such that G_(1)(x) < F_(1)(x)+etaG_{1}(x)<F_{1}(x)+\eta and G_(2)(y) < F_(1)(y)+etaG_{2}(y)<F_{1}(y)+\eta. The set E_(Y)^(c)(f)E_{Y}{ }^{c}(f) being downward directed (Lemma 4), there exists G_(3)inE_(Y)^(c)(f)G_{3} \in E_{Y}{ }^{c}(f) such that G_(3) <= G_(1)G_{3} \leqslant G_{1} and G_(3) <= G_(2)G_{3} \leqslant G_{2}. Consequently
But then ||G_(3)|| > ||f||_(Y)\left\|G_{3}\right\|>\|f\|_{Y}, in contradiction to G_(3)inE_(Y)^(c)(f)G_{3} \in E_{Y}{ }^{c}(f).
Theorem 3 is proved.
Remark. Let X=RX=R and Y=[a,b],0in YY=[a, b], 0 \in Y. For f inK_(Y)^(')f \in K_{Y}^{\prime}, let
Then the minimal and maximal convex norm-preserving extensions F_(1)F_{1} and F_(2)F_{2}, respectively, of ff, are given by
{:[F_(i)(x)-f(x)" for "x in[a","b]","],[=f(x)-m_(i)(x-a)" for "x in]-oo","a[","],[=f(x)+m_(i)(x-b)" for "x in]b","+oo[;]:}\begin{aligned}
F_{i}(x) & -f(x) & & \text { for } x \in[a, b], \\
& =f(x)-m_{i}(x-a) & & \text { for } x \in]-\infty, a[, \\
& =f(x)+m_{i}(x-b) & & \text { for } x \in] b,+\infty[;
\end{aligned}
i=1,2i=1,2.
Let now XX be a normed linear space, YY a convex subset of XX such that 0in Y0 \in Y, and ZZ a nonvoid bounded subset of XX.
Consider the space
Lip_(0)(X,Z)={f|_(Z):f inLip_(0)X},\operatorname{Lip}_{0}(X, Z)=\left\{\left.f\right|_{Z}: f \in \operatorname{Lip}_{0} X\right\},
normed by the uniform norm
||f|_(Z)||_(u)=s u p{|f|_(Z)(x)∣:x in Z}.\left\|\left.f\right|_{Z}\right\|_{u}=\sup \left\{|f|_{Z}(x) \mid: x \in Z\right\} .
Consider the following problem:
(A) For f inK_(X)f \in K_{X}, find two elements g_(**)g_{*} and g^(**)g^{*} in P_(Y_(c)^(_|_))(f)P_{Y_{c}^{\perp}}(f) such that
||f|_(Z)-g_(**)|_(Z)||_(u)=i n f{||f|_(Z)-g|_(Z)||_(u):g inP_(Y_(c)^(_|_))(f)}\left\|\left.f\right|_{Z}-\left.g_{*}\right|_{Z}\right\|_{u}=\inf \left\{\left\|\left.f\right|_{Z}-\left.g\right|_{Z}\right\|_{u}: g \in P_{Y_{c}^{\perp}}(f)\right\}
and
||f|_(z)-g^(**)|_(z)||_(u)=s u p{||f|_(z)-g|_(z)|_(u):g inP_(Y_(c)^(_|_))(f)}\left\|\left.f\right|_{z}-\left.g^{*}\right|_{z}\right\|_{u}=\sup \left\{\|\left. f\right|_{z}-\left.\left.g\right|_{z}\right|_{u}: g \in P_{Y_{c}^{\perp}}(f)\right\}
Theorem 5. Problem (A) has a solution for all f inK_(X)f \in K_{X}.
Proof. By Theorem 2(b) every gg in P_(Y_(o)^(_|_))(f)P_{Y_{o}^{\perp}}(f) has the form g=f-Fg=f-F for a convex norm-preserving extension FF of f|_(Y)\left.f\right|_{Y}. By Theorem 3, there exist two convex norm-preserving extensions F_(1)F_{1} and F_(2)F_{2} of f|_(Y)\left.f\right|_{Y} such that
It follows that a solution of Problem (A) is given by g_(**)=g_(i)g_{*}=g_{i} and g^(**)=g_(j)g^{*}=g_{j}, where i,j in{1,2}i, j \in\{1,2\} are such that
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