Exponential-linear separable potential

ID: exponential-linear-separable-potential

Let be nonzero real constants with . The real function displayed in the title has exactly one stationary point:
Indeed the partial derivatives are , each of which has precisely one zero. The Hessian matrix at that point is .
If every , each summand is a strictly convex function tending to as its argument tends to either infinity. Consequently has a unique global minimum. If every , negating gives the preceding case, proving a unique global maximum. If both signs occur, restricting to two coordinate directions of opposite signs gives a saddle point of a scalar function. No degenerate Hessian matrix is possible under the nonzero assumptions.

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