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Two alternative type theorems for nearly convexlike or * quasiconvex multifunctions are presented. They are used to derive Lagrangian conditions and duality results for vector optimization problems when the objectives and the constraints are nearly convexlike or * quasiconvex multifunctions.
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Song, W. Lagrangian Duality for Minimization of Nonconvex Multifunctions. Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications 93, 167–182 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022658019642
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