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In this paper we study the behavior of a solution of the linear complementarity problem when data are perturbed. We give characterizations of strong stability of the linear complementarity problem at a solution. In the case of stability we give sufficient and necessary conditions.
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Cu Duong, H. Stability of the linear complementarity problem at a solution point. Mathematical Programming 31, 327–338 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02591954
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02591954