Function variational principles and coercivity (Q1772299)
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Function variational principles and coercivity (English)
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18 April 2005
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The author shows that an extension of Zhong's variational principle can be deduced from Ekeland's variational principle by using the properties of so-called normal functions. An application is given to study the coercivity under the assumption of the Palais-Smale condition in a generalized form.
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variational principle
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lower semicontinuous function
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order
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normal function
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coercivity
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Gâteaux differential
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Palais-Smale condition
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