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In this paper, we introduce upper and lower Studniarski derivatives of set-valued maps. By virtue of these derivatives, higher-order necessary and sufficient optimality conditions are obtained for several kinds of minimizers of a set-valued optimization problem. Then, applications to duality are given. Some remarks on several existent results and examples are provided to illustrate our results.
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We acknowledge Professor Szymon Dolecki’s very helpful discussions during our working. We are also grateful to an anonymous referee for his valuable remarks which helped to improve our previous manuscript.
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Anh, N.L.H. Higher-order optimality conditions in set-valued optimization using Studniarski derivatives and applications to duality. Positivity 18, 449–473 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11117-013-0254-4
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Keywords
- Studniarski derivatives
- Optimality conditions
- Set-valued optimization problem
- Efficiency
- Generalized subconvexlike
- Duality