A proper, lower semicontinuous, convex function with no subgradient?












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Let $X$ be a Banach space and $f:Xto Bbb R cup{infty}$ is a proper, lower semicontinuous and convex function.




Is it possible that $partial f(x)=emptyset$ for all $xin text{dom} f$?




If $text{ int dom} fne emptyset$ then the above situation is not possible. However, I couldn't think of a counterexample for the case $text{ int dom} f = emptyset$. Does anyone know if the above statement is true or false?










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    Let $X$ be a Banach space and $f:Xto Bbb R cup{infty}$ is a proper, lower semicontinuous and convex function.




    Is it possible that $partial f(x)=emptyset$ for all $xin text{dom} f$?




    If $text{ int dom} fne emptyset$ then the above situation is not possible. However, I couldn't think of a counterexample for the case $text{ int dom} f = emptyset$. Does anyone know if the above statement is true or false?










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      Let $X$ be a Banach space and $f:Xto Bbb R cup{infty}$ is a proper, lower semicontinuous and convex function.




      Is it possible that $partial f(x)=emptyset$ for all $xin text{dom} f$?




      If $text{ int dom} fne emptyset$ then the above situation is not possible. However, I couldn't think of a counterexample for the case $text{ int dom} f = emptyset$. Does anyone know if the above statement is true or false?










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      Let $X$ be a Banach space and $f:Xto Bbb R cup{infty}$ is a proper, lower semicontinuous and convex function.




      Is it possible that $partial f(x)=emptyset$ for all $xin text{dom} f$?




      If $text{ int dom} fne emptyset$ then the above situation is not possible. However, I couldn't think of a counterexample for the case $text{ int dom} f = emptyset$. Does anyone know if the above statement is true or false?







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          The domain of $partial f$ is a dense subset of $text{dom} f$, so it cannot be empty.
          (See e.g. Barbu-Precupanu, Convexity and optimization in Banach spaces, Corollary 2.44.)






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            The domain of $partial f$ is a dense subset of $text{dom} f$, so it cannot be empty.
            (See e.g. Barbu-Precupanu, Convexity and optimization in Banach spaces, Corollary 2.44.)






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              The domain of $partial f$ is a dense subset of $text{dom} f$, so it cannot be empty.
              (See e.g. Barbu-Precupanu, Convexity and optimization in Banach spaces, Corollary 2.44.)






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                The domain of $partial f$ is a dense subset of $text{dom} f$, so it cannot be empty.
                (See e.g. Barbu-Precupanu, Convexity and optimization in Banach spaces, Corollary 2.44.)






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                The domain of $partial f$ is a dense subset of $text{dom} f$, so it cannot be empty.
                (See e.g. Barbu-Precupanu, Convexity and optimization in Banach spaces, Corollary 2.44.)







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