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In this paper, (α, φ,Q)-invexity is introduced, where α:X ×X → intR + m , φ:X ×X →X,X is a Banach space,Q is a convex cone ofR m. This unifies the properties of many classes of functions, such asQ-convexity, pseudo-linearity, representation condition, null space condition, andV-invexity. A generalized vector variational inequality is considered, and its equivalence with a multi-objective programming problem is discussed using (α, φ,Q)-invexity. An existence theorem for the solution of a generalized vector variational inequality is proved. Some applications of (α, φ,Q)-invexity to multi-objective programming problems and to a special kind of generalized vector variational inequality are given.
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The author is indebted to Dr. V. Jeyakumar for his constant encouragement and useful discussion and to Professor P. L. Yu for encouragement and valuable comments about this paper.
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Yang, X.Q. Generalized convex functions and vector variational inequalities. J Optim Theory Appl 79, 563–580 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00940559
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