Higher-order optimality conditions in set-valued optimization using Studniarski derivatives and applications to duality

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce upper and lower Studniarski derivatives of set-valued maps. By virtue of these derivatives, higher-order necessary and sufficient optimality conditions are obtained for several kinds of minimizers of a set-valued optimization problem. Then, applications to duality are given. Some remarks on several existent results and examples are provided to illustrate our results.