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In this paper, two existence theorems concerning the strong efficient solutions and the weakly efficient solutions of generalized vector equilibrium problems are derived by using the Fan-KKM Theorem and an existence theorem for the efficient solutions of generalized vector equilibrium problems is established by using the scalarization method. Moreover, the lower semicontinuity of the strong efficient solution mapping and the weakly efficient solution mapping to parametric generalized vector equilibrium problems are showed under suitable conditions with neither monotonicity nor any information of the solution mappings. Finally, some applications to the vector optimization problems and the Stackelberg equilibrium problem are also given.
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Han, Y., Huang, Nj. Existence and stability of solutions for a class of generalized vector equilibrium problems. Positivity 20, 829–846 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11117-015-0389-6
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Keywords
- Generalized vector equilibrium problem
- Vector optimization problem
- Fan-KKM theorem
- Solution mapping
- Lower semicontinuity
- Stackelberg equilibrium problem