Given a multivariable function f(x_1,...,x_n) and assume that df/dx_i are monotone increasing with respect to x_i.

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2022-09-08

Given a multivariable function f ( x 1 , . . . , x n ) and assume that f x i are monotone increasing with respect to x i .

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yamalwg

yamalwg

Beginner2022-09-09Added 17 answers

The answer is yes. Here there are two examples.
Consider the function
f ( x , y ) = ( x + y ) 2
then f x ( x , y ) = f y ( x , y ) = 2 ( x + y ) are both increasing with respect x and y, but f has infinite minimum points (not isolated) along the line y = x.
For two isolated local minumum points, consider the function
f ( x , y ) = ( x 2 + y 2 ) ( ( x 1 ) 2 + ( y 1 ) 2 )
which attains its minimum value 0 at ( 0 , 0 ) and ( 1 , 1 ). It is easy to verify that
f x x ( x , y ) = 2 ( ( x 1 ) 2 + ( y 1 ) 2 ) + 8 x ( x 1 ) + 2 ( x 2 + y 2 ) = 3 ( 2 x 1 ) 2 + ( 2 y 1 ) 2 0
which implies that f x is increasing. By symmetry we find that f y is increasing too.

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