In mathematics, Dieudonné's theorem, named after Jean Dieudonné, is a theorem on when the Minkowski sum of closed sets is closed.

Statement

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Let   be a locally convex space and   nonempty closed convex sets. If either   or   is locally compact and   (where   gives the recession cone) is a linear subspace, then   is closed.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ J. Dieudonné (1966). "Sur la séparation des ensembles convexes". Math. Ann.. 163: 1–3. doi:10.1007/BF02052480. S2CID 119742919.
  2. ^ Zălinescu, Constantin (2002). Convex analysis in general vector spaces. River Edge, NJ: World Scientific Publishing Co., Inc. pp. 6–7. ISBN 981-238-067-1. MR 1921556.