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In this paper, we study the existence of a solution for a hemivariational inequality problem in a noncoercive framework. The approach adopted is an equilibrium problem formulation associated with a maximal monotone bifunction with pseudomonotone perturbation. We proceed by introducing auxiliary problems that will be studied using a new existence result for equilibrium problems. An example to illustrate the use of the theory is given.
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This work was partially supported by the Grant NSC 102-2115-M-037-002-MY3.
The authors would like to thank the anonymous referees for their constructive comments, which contributed to the improvement of the present paper.
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Lahmdani, A., Chadli, O. & Yao, J.C. Existence of Solutions for Noncoercive Hemivariational Inequalities by an Equilibrium Approach Under Pseudomonotone Perturbation. J Optim Theory Appl 160, 49–66 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-013-0374-9
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