Abstract

Properties of local and global slopes of a function and its approximate critical points sets are studied in relation to determination of the function.

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Keywords

  • Slope
  • determination of a function

Mathematics Subject Classification

49J52, 47J22

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Suggested citation

M. Ivanov, N. Zlateva. “Slopes and the Moreau-Rockafellar Theorem.” Journal of Convex Analysis 32 (2025), No. 2, 359–374. https://doi.org/10.68381/jca32018

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