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Definition 1.3 . [02YY]

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Definition 1.3.

Let BB be an affine manifold. A multi-valued function KK on BB is a collection of functions on an open cover {(Ui,Ki)}\{(U_{i},K_{i})\} such that on Ui∩UjU_{i}\cap U_{j}, Ki−KjK_{i}-K_{j} is affine linear. We say KK is convex if the Hessian (∂2Ki/∂yj​∂yk)(\partial^{2}K_{i}/\partial y_{j}\partial y_{k}) is positive definite for all ii, in any, or equivalently all, affine coordinate systems y1,…,yny_{1},\ldots,y_{n}.

Given a pair (B,K)(B,K) of affine manifold and convex multi-valued function, the Legendre transform of (B,K)(B,K) is a pair (Bˇ,Kˇ)(\check{B},\check{K}) where Bˇ\check{B} is an affine structure on the underlying manifold of BB with coordinates given locally by yˇi=∂K/∂yi\check{y}_{i}=\partial K/\partial y_{i}, and Kˇ\check{K} is defined by

Kˇi​(yˇ1,…,yˇn)=∑yˇj​yj−Ki​(y1,…,yn).\check{K}_{i}(\check{y}_{1},\ldots,\check{y}_{n})=\sum\check{y}_{j}y_{j}-K_{i}(y_{1},\ldots,y_{n}).

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