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A Farkas-type theorem for interval linear inequalities

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We describe a Farkas-type condition for strong solvability of interval linear inequalities. The result is used to derive several descriptions of the set of strong solutions and to show that this set forms a convex polytope.

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The work was supported with institutional support RVO:67985807. The author wishes to thank an anonymous referee whose justified remarks on the earlier version of the manuscript resulted in essential reworking and enhancement of the paper.

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Rohn, J. A Farkas-type theorem for interval linear inequalities. Optim Lett 8, 1591–1598 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11590-013-0675-9

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