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Theorems of the Alternative for Multifunctions

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In this paper, we propose a concept of generalized subconvexlike multifunctions and establish some theorems of the alternative for multifunctions.

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  1. X. M. Yang

    Present address: Department of Applied Mathematics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hom Hung Kowloon, Hong Kong

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, 400047, People’s Republic of China

    X. M. Yang

  2. Department of Management Sciences, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Beijing, 100083, People’s Republic of China

    S. Y. Wang

  3. Department of Mathematics and physics, Beijing Institute of Chemial Technology, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

    F. M. Yang

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This research was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 19771092 and No. 19401040), The Authors wishes to thank the referee for several valuable suggestions which improved the presentation of this paper.

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Yang, X.M., Wang, S.Y. & Yang, F.M. Theorems of the Alternative for Multifunctions. OPSEARCH 36, 335–342 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03398587

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