A Variational Approach to Lagrange Multipliers

Jonathan M. Borwein () and Qiji J. Zhu ()
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Jonathan M. Borwein: University of Newcastle
Qiji J. Zhu: Western Michigan University

Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, 2016, vol. 171, issue 3, No 1, 727-756

Abstract: Abstract We discuss Lagrange multiplier rules from a variational perspective. This allows us to highlight many of the issues involved and also to illustrate how broadly an abstract version can be applied.

Keywords: Lagrange multiplier; Variational method; Convex duality; Constrained optimization; Nonsmooth analysis; 90C25; 90C46; 49N15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/s10957-015-0756-2

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