Abstract
Among the issues that routinely arise in mathematical analysis are the following three:
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to minimize a function f(x);
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to solve an equation F(x) = y for x as a function of y; and
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•|to derive the stability of an equilibrium point x* of a differential equation x = φ(x).
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(1998). Introduction. In: Nonsmooth Analysis and Control Theory. Graduate Texts in Mathematics, vol 178. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-22625-5_1
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