Sensitivity analysis in convex perturbation duality

ID: sensitivity-analysis-in-convex-perturbation-duality

An optimal dual variable bounds the effect of perturbing a convex value function:
If is finite convex near zero, . A singleton subdifferential gives differentiability and a first-order expansion. For an upper-bound constraint relaxed by , the derivative equals the negative of the nonnegative Lagrange multiplier; relaxing the bound can decrease the minimum value.

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