Why is a polar cone a closed set?
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Let $X subset mathbb{R}^n$. We define the polar cone as
$$Xº:={xinmathbb{R}^n,|,langle u,xrangleleq 0,forall uin X}$$
How can I show that this set is closed?
If I fix some $uin X$ then I have that ${xinmathbb{R}^n,|,langle u,xrangleleq 0}$ is a closed halfspace; but if $X$ is infinite we can't conclude that the intersection of closed sets is also a closed set (as far as we are talking in terms of usual topology).
general-topology convex-analysis
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Let $X subset mathbb{R}^n$. We define the polar cone as
$$Xº:={xinmathbb{R}^n,|,langle u,xrangleleq 0,forall uin X}$$
How can I show that this set is closed?
If I fix some $uin X$ then I have that ${xinmathbb{R}^n,|,langle u,xrangleleq 0}$ is a closed halfspace; but if $X$ is infinite we can't conclude that the intersection of closed sets is also a closed set (as far as we are talking in terms of usual topology).
general-topology convex-analysis
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What does $u'x$ mean?
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– José Carlos Santos
15 hours ago
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probably inter product with $u'$ the tranpose
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– dmtri
15 hours ago
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@JoséCarlosSantos Usual product in $mathbb{R^n}$. Edited.
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– Lecter
15 hours ago
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why the intersection of closed sets is not a close set?
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– dmtri
15 hours ago
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@dmtri It's done.
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– José Carlos Santos
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Let $X subset mathbb{R}^n$. We define the polar cone as
$$Xº:={xinmathbb{R}^n,|,langle u,xrangleleq 0,forall uin X}$$
How can I show that this set is closed?
If I fix some $uin X$ then I have that ${xinmathbb{R}^n,|,langle u,xrangleleq 0}$ is a closed halfspace; but if $X$ is infinite we can't conclude that the intersection of closed sets is also a closed set (as far as we are talking in terms of usual topology).
general-topology convex-analysis
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Let $X subset mathbb{R}^n$. We define the polar cone as
$$Xº:={xinmathbb{R}^n,|,langle u,xrangleleq 0,forall uin X}$$
How can I show that this set is closed?
If I fix some $uin X$ then I have that ${xinmathbb{R}^n,|,langle u,xrangleleq 0}$ is a closed halfspace; but if $X$ is infinite we can't conclude that the intersection of closed sets is also a closed set (as far as we are talking in terms of usual topology).
general-topology convex-analysis
general-topology convex-analysis
edited 15 hours ago
Rodrigo de Azevedo
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asked 15 hours ago
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What does $u'x$ mean?
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– José Carlos Santos
15 hours ago
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probably inter product with $u'$ the tranpose
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– dmtri
15 hours ago
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@JoséCarlosSantos Usual product in $mathbb{R^n}$. Edited.
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– Lecter
15 hours ago
1
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why the intersection of closed sets is not a close set?
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– dmtri
15 hours ago
1
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@dmtri It's done.
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– José Carlos Santos
15 hours ago
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show 1 more comment
2
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What does $u'x$ mean?
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– José Carlos Santos
15 hours ago
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probably inter product with $u'$ the tranpose
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– dmtri
15 hours ago
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@JoséCarlosSantos Usual product in $mathbb{R^n}$. Edited.
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– Lecter
15 hours ago
1
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why the intersection of closed sets is not a close set?
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– dmtri
15 hours ago
1
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@dmtri It's done.
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– José Carlos Santos
15 hours ago
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2
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What does $u'x$ mean?
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– José Carlos Santos
15 hours ago
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What does $u'x$ mean?
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– José Carlos Santos
15 hours ago
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probably inter product with $u'$ the tranpose
$endgroup$
– dmtri
15 hours ago
$begingroup$
probably inter product with $u'$ the tranpose
$endgroup$
– dmtri
15 hours ago
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@JoséCarlosSantos Usual product in $mathbb{R^n}$. Edited.
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– Lecter
15 hours ago
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@JoséCarlosSantos Usual product in $mathbb{R^n}$. Edited.
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– Lecter
15 hours ago
1
1
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why the intersection of closed sets is not a close set?
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– dmtri
15 hours ago
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why the intersection of closed sets is not a close set?
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– dmtri
15 hours ago
1
1
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@dmtri It's done.
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– José Carlos Santos
15 hours ago
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@dmtri It's done.
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– José Carlos Santos
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Actually, your argument works: $X^0$ is closed because it can be expressed as an intersection of closed sets.
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if 𝑋 is infinite we can't conclude that the intersection of closed sets is also a closed set (as far as we are talking in terms of usual topology).
Yes you can. One of the axioms of topology is that any union of open sets is open. (This is easy to show directly for the standard topology on a metric space).
Taking complements, you get that any intersection of closed sets is closed.
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Actually, your argument works: $X^0$ is closed because it can be expressed as an intersection of closed sets.
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Actually, your argument works: $X^0$ is closed because it can be expressed as an intersection of closed sets.
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Actually, your argument works: $X^0$ is closed because it can be expressed as an intersection of closed sets.
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Actually, your argument works: $X^0$ is closed because it can be expressed as an intersection of closed sets.
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if 𝑋 is infinite we can't conclude that the intersection of closed sets is also a closed set (as far as we are talking in terms of usual topology).
Yes you can. One of the axioms of topology is that any union of open sets is open. (This is easy to show directly for the standard topology on a metric space).
Taking complements, you get that any intersection of closed sets is closed.
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if 𝑋 is infinite we can't conclude that the intersection of closed sets is also a closed set (as far as we are talking in terms of usual topology).
Yes you can. One of the axioms of topology is that any union of open sets is open. (This is easy to show directly for the standard topology on a metric space).
Taking complements, you get that any intersection of closed sets is closed.
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if 𝑋 is infinite we can't conclude that the intersection of closed sets is also a closed set (as far as we are talking in terms of usual topology).
Yes you can. One of the axioms of topology is that any union of open sets is open. (This is easy to show directly for the standard topology on a metric space).
Taking complements, you get that any intersection of closed sets is closed.
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if 𝑋 is infinite we can't conclude that the intersection of closed sets is also a closed set (as far as we are talking in terms of usual topology).
Yes you can. One of the axioms of topology is that any union of open sets is open. (This is easy to show directly for the standard topology on a metric space).
Taking complements, you get that any intersection of closed sets is closed.
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probably inter product with $u'$ the tranpose
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– dmtri
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@JoséCarlosSantos Usual product in $mathbb{R^n}$. Edited.
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why the intersection of closed sets is not a close set?
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@dmtri It's done.
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