A note on faces of convex sets

At the core of convex analysis, we find the concept of a face of a convex set, which was systematically studied by R. T. Rockafellar. With the exception of the one-point faces known as extreme points, faces received little attention in the theory of infinite-dimensional convexity, perhaps due to their lack of relative interior points. Circumventing this peculiarity, M. E. Shirokov and the present author explored faces generated by points. These faces possess relative interior points and they can serve as building blocks for general faces. Here we deepen this approach, taking into account ideas by E. M. Alfsen and L. E. Dubins. We also indicate possible application in probability theory.