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Elementary convex techniques for equilibrium, minimax and variational problems

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The aim of this paper is to generalize and unify in a single statement some results on the existence of a solution for an equilibrium problem, as well as to apply it to derive consequences in minimax theory and variational analysis.

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The author would like to thank the referees for their suggestions. Research partially supported by MINECO (Spain) and FEDER, Project No. MTM2016-80676-P, and by Junta de Andalucía Grant FQM359.

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Ruiz Galán, M. Elementary convex techniques for equilibrium, minimax and variational problems. Optim Lett 12, 137–154 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11590-017-1124-y

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