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Minimax Theorems

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Encyclopedia of Optimization

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Von Neumann's Results

Infinite-Dimensional Results for Convex Sets

Functional-Analytic Minimax Theorems

Minimax Theorems that Depend on Connectedness

Mixed Minimax Theorems

A Metaminimax Theorem

Minimax Theorems and Weak Compactness

Minimax Inequalities for Two or More Functions

Coincidence Theorems

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  1. Department Math., University California, Santa Barbara, USA

    Stephen Simons

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544-5263, USA

    Christodoulos A. Floudas

  2. Center for Applied Optimization, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611-6595, USA

    Panos M. Pardalos

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Simons, S. (2008). Minimax Theorems . In: Floudas, C., Pardalos, P. (eds) Encyclopedia of Optimization. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74759-0_371

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