The theory of point-to-set maps, and more exactly the notions of continuity connected with it, forms a most interesting mathematical tool for the study of algorithms. It has come into increasing use during the last twelve years in papers on optimization (convergence of algorithms, synthesis of existing methods, stability of parametrized mathematical programs, etc.)
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