Potpourri of Conjectures and Open Questions in Nonlinear Analysis and Optimization

We present a collection of fourteen conjectures and open problems in the fields of nonlinear analysis and optimization. These problems can be classified into three groups: problems of pure mathematical interest, problems motivated by scientific computing and applications, and problems whose solutions are known but for which we would like to know better proofs. For each problem we provide a succinct presentation, a list of appropriate references, and a view of the state of the art of the subject.

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