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Vector Duality for Set-Semidefinite Multiobjective Optimization Problems

  • Sorin-Mihai Grad 1,2,*,   
  • Lidia Höpfner 3

Received: 26 Dec 2025 | Revised: 04 May 2026 | Accepted: 09 May 2026 | Published: 26 May 2026

Abstract

In this note we extend a vector duality approach for set-semidefinite multiobjective optimization problems consisting in the vector minimization with respect to a given convex cone of matrices of a matrix-valued function subject to both geometric and set-semidefinite cone-inequality constraints. Our contribution generalizes and improves earlier results from the literature.

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Grad, S.-M.; Höpfner, L. Vector Duality for Set-Semidefinite Multiobjective Optimization Problems. Applied Mathematics and Statistics 2026, 3 (1), 8. https://doi.org/10.53941/ams.2026.100008.
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