Operator inclusions and quasi-variational inequalities (Q2401650)

In this paper, the operator inclusion \(0 \in A(x) + N(x)\) is studied. The main results are concerned with the case where \(A\) is a bounded monotone-type operator from a reflexive space to its dual and \(N\) is a cone-valued operator. A criterion for this inclusion to have no solutions is obtained. Additive and homotopy-invariant integer characteristics of set-valued maps are introduced. Applications to the theory of quasi-variational inequalities with set-valued operators are given.