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Convex minorants to convex functions, given partial Taylor expansion and smoothness estimate

Let $V$ denote a strictly convex function (in arbitrary dimension) whose Hessian is $L$-Lipschitz. Given only this knowledge, and the values of $\left\{ V \left( x \right), \nabla V \left( x \right), \...
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Positive, Uni-modal, Log-concave Combinatorics

We define a sequence, $\{a_n\}_{n=0}^\infty$, to be a uni-modal sequence if for some $m$, $$a_0<a_1<\cdots<a_m,\ \ \ \ a_m>a_{m+1}>a_{m+2}>\cdots.$$ We define a sequence, $\{a_n\}_{...
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Asymptotics to Taylor expansions?

I posted a question on MSE about approximating Taylor series but Despite a bounty I did not receive any answers or comments. Maybe you guys can help. https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1440931/...
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