Concave function second derivative is negative then it is strictly concave, but the opposite is not true, as shown by . 4. If is concave and differentiable, then it is bounded above by its first-order Taylor approximation: 5. A continuous function on is concave if and only if for any and in 6. If a function is concave, and , then is subadditive on formula_21. Proof: 1. A function is concave over a convex set if and only if the function is a convex function over the set. 2. The sum of two concave functions is itself concave and so is the
Compound refractive lens Compound refractive lens A Compound refractive lens (CRL) is a series of individual lenses arranged in a linear array in order to achieve focusing of X-rays in the energy range of 5-40 keV. They are an alternative to the KB mirror. For all materials the refractive index for X-rays is close to 1, hence a single conventional lens for X-rays has an extremely long focal length (for practical lens sizes). In addition, X-rays attenuate as they pass through a material so that conventional lenses for X-rays have long been considered impractical. The CRL gets its reasonably short focal length, on