Quasi-interiorly e-tangent cones to multifunctions

Tbe notion of quasi-interiorly e-tangent cones to multifunctions is considered. General properties as the sum of multifunctions, the composition of amultifunction with a mapping,... and the relationships with the e-tangent cones are studied.     

Some Results on Density of Extreme Selections for Measurable Multifunctions

The density property of the set of extreme selections considered in general ORLICZ spaces is established in topologies finer than the weak one for measurable multifunctions taking values in locally convex SUSLIN spaces and not necessarily integrable.     

A note on the Conley attractors of lower semicontinuous multifunctions

We discuss Conley-type approach to attractive sets for lower semicontinuous multifunctions. Since every iterated function system induces a Barnsley–Hutchinson multifunction which is l.s.c. in such a case it is much more natural to consider a multifunctions of that type then closed relations on compact spaces earlier considered by some authors. We use topological (Kuratowski’s) limit instead of commonly used Hausdorff metric.     

Uniform convergence on spaces of multifunctions

We study spaces of multifunctions with closed values, multifunctions with closed graphs, USCO multifunctions, minimal USCO multifunctions and the space of densely continuous forms as metric spaces, equipped with the topology of uniform convergence. We give conditions under which these metric spaces are complete.      

Affine and eclipsing multifunctions

In this paper, we want to compare two classes of multifunctions which can be used as approximating multifunctions in differentiability theory: affine and eclipsing multifunctions. We show how the notion of eclipsing multifunctions is an extension of affine multifunctions, and what kinds of difficulties arise in this extension.     

Nash equilibria of generalized games in normed spaces without upper semicontinuity

The aim of this paper is to prove an existence theorem for the Nash equilibria of a noncooperative generalized game with infinite-dimensional strategy spaces. The main peculiarity of this result is the absence of upper semicontinuity assumptions on the constraint multifunctions. Our result is in the same spirit of the paper Cubiotti (J Game Theory 26: 267–273, 1997), where only the case of finite-dimensional strategy spaces was considered.     

On the transitivity of multifunctions and density of orbits in generalized topological spaces

The connection between transitivity and existence of a dense orbit for multifunctions $\phi \: X\multimap X$ in generalized topological spaces is studied. Moreover strongly transitive multifunctions and functions in generalized topological spaces are investigated.     

Global Error Bounds for <Emphasis Type="Italic">γ</Emphasis>-paraconvex Multifunctions

In this paper, error bounds for γ-paraconvex multifunctions are considered. A Robinson-Ursescu type Theorem is given in normed spaces. Some results on the existence of global error bounds are presented. Perturbation error bounds are also studied.     

Structure stability of maps with snap-back repellers in Banach spaces

In this paper, we study small perturbations of a class of chaotic discrete systems in Banach spaces induced by snap-back repellers. If a map has a regular and non-degenerate snap-back repeller, then it still has a regular and non-degenerate snap-back repeller under a sufficiently small perturbation. Consequently, the perturbed system is still chaotic in the sense of both Devaney and Li–Yorke as the original one. Furthermore, in order to study structural stability of maps with regular and non-degenerate snap-back repellers, we first discuss structural stability of strictly A-coupled-expanding maps in Banach spaces. Applying this result, we show that a map with a regular and non-degenerate snap-back repeller in a Banach space is C ¹ structurally stable on its chaotic invariant set.     

On the Pettis Integral of Closed Valued Multifunctions

In this work, the study of Pettis integrability for multifunctions (alias set-valued maps), whose values are allowed to be unbounded, is initiated. For this purpose, two notions of Pettis integrability, and of Pettis integral, are considered and compared. The first notion is similar to that of the weak integral, already known for vector-valued functions, and is defined via support functions. The second notion resembles the classical Aumann definition using integrable selections, but it involves the Pettis integrable selections rather than the Bochner integrable ones. The above two integrals are shown to coincide in a quite general setting. Several criteria for a multifunction to be Pettis integrable (in one sense or the other) are proved. On the other hand, due to the possibility of infinite values for the support functions, we are led to introduce a more general notion of scalar integrability involving the negative part of these functions. We compare the scalar integrability of a multifunction with that of its measurable selections. We also provide some new results concerning multifunctions with bounded values and/or new proofs of already existing ones. Examples are included to illustrate the results and to introduce open problems.     

On the Existence of Solutions to Vector Quasivariational Inequalities and Quasicomplementarity Problems with Applications Break to Traffic Network Equilibria

For vector quasivariational inequalities involving multifunctions in topological vector spaces, an existence result is obtained without a monotonicity assumption and with a convergence assumption weaker than semicontinuity. A new type of quasivariational inequality is proposed. Applications to quasicomplementarity problems and traffic network equilibria are considered. In particular, definitions of weak and strong Wardrop equilibria are introduced for the case of multivalued cost functions.     

Upper-semi-continuity and cone-concavity of multi-valued vector functions in a duality theory for vector optimization

Following a few words on multifunctions in the mathematical literature, a very brief recall on dual spaces, some preliminary notations and definitions in the introduction, we give some results on those functions in the second paragraph. In the third paragraph, a duality theory in cone-optimization involving multifunctions is developed with the concept of the strong instead of the weak cone-optimality criterium. The results so obtained account for existing ones on univocal vector-function optimization and they hold in spaces of arbitrary dimension.The author is grateful to the refuree's helpful suggestions.     

Nonconvex differential calculus for infinite-dimensional multifunctions

The paper is concerned with generalized differentiation of set-valued mappings between Banach spaces. Our basic object is the so-called coderivative of multifunctions that was introduced earlier by the first author and has had a number of useful applications to nonlinear analysis, optimization, and control. This coderivative is a nonconvex-valued mapping which is related to sequential limits of Fréchet-like graphical normals but is not dual to any tangentially generated derivative of multifunctions. Using a variational approach, we develop a full calculus for the coderivative in the framework of Asplund spaces. The latter class is sufficiently broad and convenient for many important applications. Some useful calculus results are also obtained in general Banach spaces.This research was partially supported by the National Science Foundation under grants DMS-9206989 and DMS-9404128, by the USA-Israel grant 94-00237, and by the NATO contract CRG-950360.     

Approximate subdifferential and metric regularity: The finite-dimensional case

The notion of graphical metric regularity is introduced and conditions ensuring this kind of regularity for systems of finite-dimensional multifunctions are given in terms of partial approximate subdifferentials.     

Error Bounds for the Difference of Two Convex Multifunctions

In this paper, we consider error bounds for DC multifunctions (difference of two convex multifunctions) with/without set constraints. We give some Robinson-Ursescu type results in Banach spaces. Using some techniques of convex analysis, we present some results on the existence of error bounds in terms of normal cone and coderivative.     

Integral representation of random set-valued measures

Abstract

We consider random set-valued measures with values in a separable Banach space. We prove two integral representation theorems using measurable multifunctions and set-valued integrals. The first theorem is valid for all separable Banach spaces, while the second holds for reflexive separable Banach spaces.     

A near subtraction result in metric spaces (the locally closed graph case)

This paper concerns a near subtraction result for multifunctions with locally closed graph in metric spaces.     

Implicit multifunction theorems in complete metric spaces

In this paper, we establish some new characterizations of metric regularity of implicit multifunctions in complete metric spaces by using lower semicontinuous envelopes of the distance functions to set-valued mappings. Through these new characterizations it is possible to investigate implicit multifunction theorems based on coderivatives and on contingent derivatives as well as the perturbation stability of implicit multifunctions.     

Strong Abadie CQ,ACQ, calmness and linear regularity

The Abadie CQ (ACQ) for convex inequality systems is a fundamental notion in optimization and approximation theory. In terms of the contingent cone and tangent derivative, we extend the Abadie CQ to more general convex multifunction cases and introduce the strong ACQ for both multifunctions and inequality systems. Some seemly unrelated notions are unified by the new ACQ and strong ACQ. Relationships among ACQ, strong ACQ, basic constraint qualification (BCQ) and strong BCQ are discussed. Using the strong ACQ, we study calmness of a closed and convex multifunction between two Banach spaces and, different from many existing dual conditions for calmness, establish several primal characterizations of calmness. As applications, some primal characterizations for error bounds and linear regularity are established; in particular, some existing results are improved.     

On the convergence properties of measurable multifunctions with values in a separable Banach space

In this paper we prove some convergence theorems for Banach space valued multifunctions. First we consider the notion of weak convergence of sets and prove a weak completeness and a weak compactness result of the Dunford-Pettis type for weakly compact, convex valued integrable multifunctions. Then we consider set valued martingales and establish two convergence theorems. One using the Kuratowski-Mosco mode of convergence and for the other the Hausdorff mode.