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Radial set

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In mathematics, a subset A⊆X of a linear space X is radial at a given point a0∈A if for every x∈X there exists a real tx>0 such that for every t∈[0,tx], a0+tx∈A.[1] Geometrically, this means A is radial at a0 if for every x∈X, there is some (non-degenerate) line segment (depend on x) emanating from a0 in the direction of x that lies entirely in A.

Relation to the algebraic interior

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The points at which a set is radial are called internal points.[2][3] The set of all points at which A⊆X is radial is equal to the algebraic interior.[1][4]

Relation to absorbing sets

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Every absorbing subset is radial at the origin a0=0, and if the vector space is real then the converse also holds. That is, a subset of a real vector space is absorbing if and only if it is radial at the origin. Some authors use the term radial as a synonym for absorbing.[5]

See also

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Notes

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  1. 1 2 Jaschke & Küchler 2000, p. 23.
  2. ↑ Aliprantis & Border 2006, p. 199–200.
  3. ↑ John Cook (May 21, 1988). "Separation of Convex Sets in Linear Topological Spaces" (PDF). Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  4. ↑ Nikolaĭ Kapitonovich Nikolʹskiĭ (1992). Functional analysis I: linear functional analysis. Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-50584-6.
  5. ↑ Schaefer & Wolff 1999, p. 11.

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