Convexity of the finite-dimensional norm and the power smoothing kernel.
theorem
V7.Stage5AboveTwoLowerS5A2Envelope.lowerKernelPhi_convex
{r theta : ℝ}
(hr : 1 ≤ r)
(htheta : 1 < theta)
{d : ℕ}
:
O3.IsConvexObjective (lowerKernelPhi r theta)
Convexity of the concrete kernel follows from norm convexity and convex, monotone real power on the nonnegative half-line.