The Minimization of Semicontinuous Functions: Mollifier Subgradients

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DOI10.1137/S0363012992238369zbMath0822.49016OpenAlexW2063685783MaRDI QIDQ4763543

Roger J.-B. Wets, Vladimir I. Norkin, Yury M. Ermoliev

Publication date: 17 October 1995

Published in: SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1137/s0363012992238369




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