In mathematics, an extreme point of a convex set S in a real vector space is a point in S which does not lie in any open line segment joining two points of S. Intuitively, an extreme point is a "vertex" of S.
- The Krein–Milman theorem states that if S is convex and compact in a locally convex space, then S is the closed convex hull of its extreme points: In particular, such a set has extreme points.
The Krein–Milman theorem is stated for locally convex topological vector spaces. The next theorems are stated for Banach spaces with the Radon–Nikodym property:
- A theorem of Joram Lindenstrauss states that, in a Banach space with the Radon–Nikodym property, a closed and bounded set has an extreme point. (In infinite-dimensional spaces, the property of compactness is stronger than the joint properties of being closed and being bounded).
- A theorem of Gerald Edgar states that, in a Banach space with the Radon–Nikodym property, a closed and bounded set is the closed convex hull of its extreme points.
Edgar's theorem implies Lindenstrauss's theorem.
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