Subdifferential Properties of Quasiconvex and Pseudoconvex Functions: Unified Approach

Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-45

  Aussel, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

Abstract subdifferential; Mixed property; Nonsmooth analysis; Pseudoconvexity; Quasiconvexity

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACT SUBDIFFERENTIAL; MIXED PROPERTY; NON-SMOOTH ANALYSIS; PROPERTY; PSEUDOCONVEX; PSEUDOCONVEXITY; QUASI CONVEXITY; QUASICONVEX; QUASICONVEX FUNCTIONS; SUBDIFFERENTIALS;

GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0032358211     PISSN: 00223239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022618915698     Document Type: Article

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