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The ε-variational principle revisited

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Methods of Nonconvex Analysis

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Section 1

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Ekeland, I. (1990). The ε-variational principle revisited. In: Cellina, A. (eds) Methods of Nonconvex Analysis. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1446. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0084929

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