Bipolar theorem

In mathematics, the bipolar theorem is a theorem in functional analysis that characterizes the bipolar (that is, the polar of the polar) of a set. In convex analysis, the bipolar theorem refers to a necessary and sufficient conditions for a cone to be equal to its bipolar. The bipolar theorem can be seen as a special case of the Fenchel–Moreau theorem. Polar set Suppose that is a topological vector space (TVS) with a continuous dual space and let for all and The convex hull of a set denoted by is the smallest convex set containing The convex balanced hull of a set is the smallest convex balanced set containing The polar of a subset is defined to be: while the prepolar of a subset is: The bipolar of a subset often denoted by is the set Let denote the weak topology on (that is, the weakest TVS topology on making all linear functionals in continuous).