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Convex analysis and variational problems classics in. Volume 1, pages iiiviii, 3402 1976 download full volume. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. This introductory text offers simple presentations of the fundamentals of nonlinear analysis, with direct proofs and clear applications. Ivar ekeland and roger temam, convex analysis and variational problems. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This book contains different developments of infinite dimensional convex programming in the context of convex analysis.
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