Abstract:
We introduce the notion of an $L$-ravine of a function, which is a
generalization of the notion of a $c$-ravine introduced in [1],
and give examples of functions, including convex polynomials,
with different structures of $L$-ravines. A connection of this notion with non-uniformity of the distribution
of integer points, or generally of lattice nodes, in epigraphs of functions
is demonstrated. In particular, it is proved that there exist absolutely
non-uniform convex polynomials and convex functions in two variables
which have no $c$-ravines but have $L$-ravines.