Section 5: median sections and the gap function #
The set S of median sections of the source is encoded through the slope p
of the section: a nonincreasing function with values in [0,1] on [0,1]
and ∫₀¹ p = 1/2. The section itself is A(u) = ∫₀ᵘ p, the companion is
B(u) = 1/2 + u - A(u), and the gap function of equation (5.2) is
w = B - A. Only the values of p on [0,1] matter; the global
monotonicity is a harmless normalization (every nonincreasing p on [0,1] has such an
extension) that makes interval-integral calculus and the countability of
discontinuities available without side conditions.
The companion B(u) = 1/2 + u - A(u) of the median section.
Instances For
A is concave on [0,1].
The gap function is convex on [0,1] (source, after (5.2)).
The median section A = C(·, 1/2) of an SI copula belongs to S (source, paragraph before
Lemma 5.1): p is a nonincreasing version of ∂₁C(·, 1/2).