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The Euclidean norm and its square are convex, with a ball of subgradients at zero for the norm

Example

Let n≥1. The Euclidean norm is convex and its subdifferential at zero is the closed unit ball. The squared norm q(x)=∥x∥22 is strictly convex and satisfies

∂q(x)={2x}.

Facts & Assumptions

[L2]

A C2 function on an open convex set is convex if and only if its Hessian is positive semidefinite everywhere (A C2 function is convex exactly when its Hessian is positive semidefinite).

[L3]

A C2 function on an open convex set whose Hessian is positive definite everywhere is strictly convex (An everywhere-positive-definite Hessian implies strict convexity).

[L7]

Sums and scalar multiples of totally differentiable Euclidean maps are totally differentiable with the expected derivatives (Sums and scalar multiples of totally differentiable maps are totally differentiable with the expected derivatives).

Verification

technique · direct
1.1L1algebra

Homogeneity and the triangle inequality in [L1] give ∥(1−t)x+ty∥2≤(1−t)∥x∥2+t∥y∥2, so the norm is convex.

1.2L4algebra

If ∥v∥2≤1, [L4] gives ⟨v,y⟩≤∥y∥2, so v is a subgradient of the norm at zero. Conversely, a subgradient v satisfies ∥y∥2≥⟨v,y⟩ for all y; taking y=v gives ∥v∥2≥∥v∥22, hence ∥v∥2≤1.

2.1L2L3L5L6L7givenalgebra∎

Since q(x)=∑j<nxj2, coordinatewise differentiation with [L5]–[L7] gives gradient 2x and constant Hessian 2I, so q is C2 and its Hessian is positive definite. Thus [L2] gives convexity, [L3] gives strict convexity, and differentiable subgradient uniqueness gives ∂q(x)={2x}.

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