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Constant selections and minimax inequalities

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of Oradea, 410087, Oradea, Romania

Abstract

In this paper, we establish two constant selection theorems for a map whose dual is upper or lower semicontinuous. As applications, matching theorems, analytic alternatives, and minimax inequalities are obtained.

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map, constant selection, acyclic map, matching theorem, analytic alternative, minimax inequality

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Discussiones Mathematicae, Differential Inclusions, Control and Optimization
2006/26/1
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Pages:
159-173
Main language of publication
English
Received
2006-01-09
Published
2006

DOI: 10.7151/dmdico.1072

Exact and natural sciences