Inf-Convolution and Regularization of Convex Functions on Riemannian Manifolds of Nonpositive Curvature

Abstract

We show how an operation of inf-convolution can be used to approximate con vex functions with C 1 smooth convex functions on Riemannian manifolds with nonpositive curvature (in a manner that not only is explicit but also preserves some other properties of the original functions, such as ordering, symmetries, infima and sets of minimizers), and we give some applications.