Existence and characterization theorems in nonconvex vector optimization (Q2350078)

This paper deals with nonconvex vector optimization problems in reflexive Banach spaces. After giving some preliminaries in Section 2, the core section starts with a characterization of ideal points of a given set (Theorem 3) and presents then a necessary condition for minimal points of sets in Banach spaces partially ordered by a Bishop-Phelps cone (Theorem 4). Then a characterization theorem for properly minimal elements of a set in reflexive Banach spaces is given (Theorem 5). Moreover, a necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of properly minimal points is presented (Theorem 6). However, the necessity of the condition is only proven for the case of a finite-dimensional space. The paper finishes with two examples.