Abstract subdifferentials and some characterizations of optimal solutions (Q1089608)

We introduce and study the subdifferential of a function at a point, with respect to a primal-dual pair of optimization problems, which encompasses, as particular cases, several known concepts of subdifferential. We give a characterization of optimal solutions of the primal problem, in terms of abstract Lagrangians, and a simultaneous characterization of optimal solutions and strong duality, with the aid of abstract subdifferentials. We give some applications to unperturbational Lagrangian duality and unperturbational surrogate duality.