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This paper deals with the set-valued gap functions for vector equilibrium problems and investigates their differential properties using Hadamard directional differentials. Also, contingent and adjacent derivatives of a class of set-valued maps are characterized. Moreover, some basic properties of Φ-contingent and Φ-adjacent cones are given in the presence of a nonsmooth kernel function.
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Mirzaee, H., Soleimani-damaneh, M. Derivatives of Set-Valued Maps and Gap Functions for Vector Equilibrium Problems. Set-Valued Var. Anal 22, 673–689 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11228-014-0286-3
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