Strictly convex space

In mathematics, a strictly convex space is a normed topological vector space (V, || ||) for which the unit ball is a strictly convex set. Put another way, a strictly convex space is one for which, given any two points x and y in the boundary ∂B of the unit ball B of V, the affine line L(x, y) passing through x and y meets ∂B only at x and y.

Properties

• A Banach space (V, || ||) is strictly convex if and only if the modulus of convexity δ for (V, || ||) satisfies δ(2) = 1.