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Some alternative principles and mixed minimax theorems involving two functions

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Some alternative principles and quantitative-topological minimax theorems involving two functions are given. Consequently, Geraghty–Lin's minimax theorem and Terkelsen's minimax theorem are generalized.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, U.S.A

    Lin Bor-Luh

  2. Department of Mathematics, Beijing Polytechnic University, Beijing, 100022, P. R. China

    Cheng Cao-Zong

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Bor-Luh, L., Cao-Zong, C. Some alternative principles and mixed minimax theorems involving two functions. Acta Mathematica Hungarica 100, 177–186 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025004708167

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