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Definition 4.15 . [02PS]

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Definition 4.15.

Let Σ\Sigma be a fan in NℝN_{\mathbb{R}}. A function Ψ:|Σ|→ℝ\Psi\colon|\Sigma|\to\mathbb{R} is called a virtual support function on Σ\Sigma if it is a conic HH-lattice function (Definition 3.88). Alternatively, a virtual support function is a function Ψ:|Σ|→ℝ\Psi\colon|\Sigma|\to\mathbb{R} such that, for every cone σ∈Σ\sigma\in\Sigma, there exists mσ∈Mm_{\sigma}\in M with Ψ⁡(u)=⟨mσ,u⟩\Psi(u)=\langle m_{\sigma},u\rangle for all u∈σu\in\sigma. A set of functionals {mσ}σ∈Σ\{m_{\sigma}\}_{\sigma\in\Sigma} as above is called a set of defining vectors of Ψ\Psi. A concave virtual support function on a complete fan will be called a support function.

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