Testing pseudoconvexity via interval computation

We study the problem of checking pseudoconvexity of a twice differentiable function on an interval domain. Based on several characterizations of pseudoconvexity of a real function, we propose sufficient conditions for verifying pseudoconvexity on a domain formed by a Cartesian product of real intervals. We carried out numerical experiments to show which methods perform well from two perspectives—the computational complexity and effectiveness of recognizing pseudoconvexity.

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