Let be $f : \Bbb R^n \to \Bbb R$ monotone over all lines (not affine ones, but if there is an answer over affine lines, I'm interested.)
Is it possible to find $h : \mathbb{R} \to \Bbb R$ monotone and $l : \Bbb R^n \to \Bbb R$ linear so that $f = h \circ l$ ?
I tried to look by supposing I have such a factorization, and as $\ker l$ is a hyperplane, I have $n - 1$ lines where $f$ is constant. I tried to use the monotonicity condition by trying to compare $f(0)$ and over lines, but it didn't work.
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