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    On the Krein-Milman-Ky Fan theorem for convex compact metrizable sets

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    The Krein-Milman theorem (1940) states that every convex compact subset of a Hausdorfflocally convex topological space, is the closed convex hull of its extreme points. In 1963, Ky Fan extended the Krein-Milman theorem to the general framework of Φ\Phi-convexity. Under general conditions on the class of functions Φ\Phi, the Krein-Milman-Ky Fan theorem asserts then, that every compact Φ\Phi-convex subset of a Hausdorff space, is the Φ\Phi-convex hull of its Φ\Phi-extremal points. We prove in this paper that, in the metrizable case the situation is rather better. Indeed, we can replace the set of Φ\Phi-extremal points by the smaller subset of Φ\Phi-exposed points. We establish under general conditions on the class of functions Φ\Phi, that every Φ\Phi-convex compact metrizable subset of a Hausdorff space, is the Φ\Phi-convex hull of its Φ\Phi-exposed points. As a consequence we obtain that each convex weak compact metrizable (resp. convex weak∗^* compact metrizable) subset of a Banach space (resp. of a dual Banach space), is the closed convex hull of its exposed points (resp. the weak∗^* closed convex hull of its weak∗^* exposed points). This result fails in general for compact Φ\Phi-convex subsets that are not metrizable
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