Abrams’ theorem describes a necessary and sufficient condition for the closedness of a linear image of an arbitrary set. Closedness conditions of this type play an important role in the theory of duality in convex programming. In this paper we present generalizations of Abrams’ theorem, as well as Abrams-type theorems characterizing other properties (such as relatively openness or polyhedrality...

Farclla Braan & Martel LLP S . Francisco Douglas R . Young (State Bar No . 073248), dyoung@fbm .com C. Brandon Wisoff (State Bar No . 121930), [email protected] James C . Mann (State Bar No . 221603) [email protected] Farella Braun + Martel LLP 235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: (415) 954-4400 Facsimile: (415) 954-4480 Attorneys for Defendant SHARLENE ABRAMS UNITED S...

The issues examined in this paper are located within the context of the debate in Social Identity Theory (SIT) about the motivational forces underlying identity formation. The starting point of the paper is SIT in the tradition of Tajfel and Turner (Tajfel & Turner, 1979; Tajfel 1981, Hogg & Abrams, 1988). According to SIT, people are motivated by a fundamental need for self-esteem in the proce...