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A vector variational inequality is studied. The paper deals with existence theorems for solutions under convexity assumptions and without convexity assumptions.
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Communicated by F. Giannessi
This research was partially supported by the Italian Research Council (CNR), Group for Functional Analysis and Applications (GNAFA), and was carried out while the author was Visiting Professor at the Department of Mathematics, University of Pisa, September–November, 1989.
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Chen, G.Y. Existence of solutions for a vector variational inequality: An extension of the Hartmann-Stampacchia theorem. J Optim Theory Appl 74, 445–456 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00940320
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