On Second-Order Optimality Conditions for Nonlinear Programming

Necessary Optimality Conditions for Nonlinear Programming are discussed in the present research. A new Second-Order condition is given, which depends on a weak constant rank constraint requirement. We show that practical and publicly available algorithms (www.ime.usp.br/~egbirgin/tango) of Augmented Lagrangian type converge, after slight modifications, to stationary points defined by the new condition.

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