Abstract

Some classical formulas of convex subdifferential calculus in a general Banach space are presented without any qualification condition, but in a limiting form. Classical formulas are recovered when a qualification condition such as the Attouch-Brézis condition is assumed.

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Jean-Paul Penot

Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, Lab. de Math. Appliquées, URA – CNRS 1204, Avenue de l’Université, 64000 Pau, France

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J.-P. Penot. “Subdifferential Calculus Without Qualification Assumptions.” Journal of Convex Analysis 3 (1996), No. 2, 207–219. https://doi.org/10.68381/jca03014

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