Generalized convexity of functions and generalized monotonicity of set-valued maps

Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 343-356

  Penot, J P ^a   Quang, P H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Generalized subdifferentials; Invex functions; Pseudoconvex functions; Pseudomonotone maps; Quasiconvex functions; Quasimonotone maps

Indexed keywords

GENERALIZED CONVEXITY; GENERALIZED MONOTONICITY; GENERALIZED SUBDIFFERENTIAL; INVEX FUNCTIONS; PSEUDOCONVEX FUNCTIONS; PSEUDOMONOTONE; PSEUDOMONOTONE MAP; QUASICONVEX FUNCTIONS; QUASIMONOTONE MAP; SET-VALUED MAP;

EID: 0031476882     PISSN: 00223239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022659230603     Document Type: Article

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