Links between functions and subdifferentials

Abstract

A function in a class $\mathcal{F}(X)$ is said to be subdifferentially determined in $\mathcal{F}(X)$ if it is equal up to an additive constant to any function in $\mathcal{F}(X)$ with the same subdifferential. A function is said to be subdifferentially representable if it can be recovered from a subdifferential. We identify large classes of lower semicontinuous functions that possess these properties.