For which $p \in (0, +\infty)$ is the set $\{x \in \mathbb{R}^n : (\sum_{i=1}^n |x_i|^p)^{1/p} \leq 1\}$ convex?
I should be able to answer this question just using the definition of a convex set:
A set $S$ is said to be convex if for every $x$ and $y$ in $S$, and every $\lambda \in [0,1]$, we have that $\lambda x + (1 - \lambda) y \in S$.
That was easy to see for $p=1$, but I have no clue how to prove it in a more general way.
- $n = 2, p = 1/2$
- $n = 2, p = 1$
- $n = 2, p = 2$
- $n = 3, p = 1$?
– avs Jan 19 '21 at 22:37