Minkowski Functional of Open Convex Set containing Zero Vector in Topological Vector Space recovers Set

Theorem
Let $\GF \in \set {\R, \C}$.

Let $\struct {X, \tau}$ be a topological vector space over $\GF$.

Let $C \subseteq X$ be an open convex set with ${\mathbf 0}_X \in C$.

From Subset of Topological Vector Space containing Zero Vector in Interior is Absorbing Set, $C$ is absorbing.

Let $\mu_C$ be the Minkowski functional of $C$.

Then we have:


 * $C = \set {x \in X : \map {\mu_C} x < 1}$

Proof
From Convex Absorbing Set contained between Sets in terms of Minkowski Functional, we have:


 * $\set {x \in X : \map {\mu_C} x < 1} \subseteq C$

Conversely, suppose that $x \in C$.

From Multiple of Vector in Topological Vector Space Converges, we have:


 * $\ds \paren {1 + \frac 1 n} x \to x$

From the definition of a convergent sequence, we have:


 * $\ds \paren {1 + \frac 1 N} x \in C$

for some $N \in \N$.

Then:


 * $\ds x \in \frac 1 {1 + \frac 1 N} C$

So, by the definition of the Minkowski functional, we have:


 * $\ds \map {\mu_A} x \le \frac 1 {1 + \frac 1 N} < 1$