The θ-exterior sphere condition, φ-convexity, and local semiconcavity

Nonlinear Analysis, Theory, Methods and Applications

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 573-589

  Nour, C ^a   Stern, R J ^b   Takche, J ^a  

^a LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

exterior sphere condition; convexity; semiconcavity; Nonsmooth analysis; Proximal analysis; Wedgedness

Indexed keywords

CONVEXITY PROPERTIES; DISTANCE FUNCTIONS; NONSMOOTH ANALYSIS; PROXIMAL ANALYSIS; SEMICONCAVITY;

SPHERES;

EID: 77955415080     PISSN: 0362546X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.na.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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