Abstract:
The operator inclusion $0\in A(x)+N(x)$ is studied. The main results are concerned with the case where $A$ is a bounded monotone-type operator from a reflexive space to its dual and $N$ is a cone-valued operator. A criterion for this inclusion to have no solutions is obtained. Additive and homotopy-invariant integer characteristics of set-valued maps are introduced. Applications to the theory of quasi-variational inequalities with set-valued operators are given.