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Title

Extremal selections of multifunctions generating a continuous flow

Authors 1, 1

Affiliations

  1. S.I.S.S.A., via Beirut 4, Trieste 34014, Italy

Abstract

Let F:[0,T]×n2n be a continuous multifunction with compact, not necessarily convex values. In this paper, we prove that, if F satisfies the following Lipschitz Selection Property: (LSP) For every t,x, every y ∈ c̅o̅F(t,x) and ε > 0, there exists a Lipschitz selection ϕ of c̅o̅F, defined on a neighborhood of (t,x), with |ϕ(t,x)-y| < ε, then there exists a measurable selection f of ext F such that, for every x₀, the Cauchy problem ẋ(t) = f(t,x(t)), x(0) = x₀, has a unique Carathéodory solution, depending continuously on x₀. We remark that every Lipschitz multifunction with compact values satisfies (LSP). Another interesting class for which (LSP) holds consists of those continuous multifunctions F whose values are compact and have convex closure with nonempty interior.

Keywords

differential inclusion, extremal selection

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Pages:
101-117
Main language of publication
English
Received
1992-10-28
Accepted
1993-11-10
Published
1994
Exact and natural sciences