In this chapter, we give an overview of various applications of a recent minimax theorem. Among them, there are some multiplicity theorems for nonlinear equations as well as a general well-posedness result for functionals with locally Lipschitzian derivative.
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Ricceri, B. (2008). Recent Advances in Minimax Theory and Applications. In: Chinchuluun, A., Pardalos, P.M., Migdalas, A., Pitsoulis, L. (eds) Pareto Optimality, Game Theory And Equilibria. Springer Optimization and Its Applications, vol 17. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77247-9_2
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