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A Real Function with Nonnegative Second Derivative is Convex on an Interval

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Reason: Initial publication: a real function whose second derivative is nonnegative satisfies the convexity inequality on an order-convex set of interior points.

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Let R\mathbb{R} be the real numbers and let (R,dR)(\mathbb{R},d_{\mathbb{R}}) be the real line. Let JRJ\subseteq\mathbb{R} be order-convex and such that every tJt\in J satisfies u<t<vu<t<v for some u,vJu,v\in J, so that every point of JJ is an interior point of JJ.

Let g:JRg:J\to\mathbb{R} and g1:JRg_1:J\to\mathbb{R} satisfy the following, derivatives being those of Derivative at an Interior Point and well defined by Uniqueness of the Derivative at an Interior Point: for every tJt\in J the function gg is differentiable at tt with g(t)=g1(t)g'(t)=g_1(t), and the function g1g_1 is differentiable at tt with

0g1(t).0\le g_1'(t).

Then for all s,tJs,t\in J and every θR\theta\in\mathbb{R} with 0θ0\le\theta and θ1\theta\le1, the point (1θ)s+θt(1-\theta)\,s+\theta\,t belongs to JJ and

g((1θ)s+θt)(1θ)g(s)+θg(t).g\bigl((1-\theta)\,s+\theta\,t\bigr)\le(1-\theta)\,g(s)+\theta\,g(t).
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