Seven Kinds of Convexity

J. Ponstein

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Previous article Next article Seven Kinds of ConvexityJ. PonsteinJ. Ponsteinhttps://doi.org/10.1137/1009007PDFBibTexSections ToolsAdd to favoritesExport CitationTrack CitationsEmail SectionsAbout[1] S. Karamardian, Masters Thesis, Duality in mathematical programming, Doctoral thesis, University of California, Berkeley, 1965 Google Scholar[2] O. L. Mangasarian, Pseudo-convex functions, J. Soc. Indust. Appl. Math. Ser. 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