Hahn–Banach extension theorems for multifunctions revisited

Several generalizations of the Hahn–Banach extension theorem to K-convex multifunctions were stated recently in the literature. In this note we provide an easy direct proof for the multifunction version of the Hahn–Banach–Kantorovich theorem and show that in a quite general situation it can be obtained from existing results. Then we derive the Yang extension theorem using a similar proof as well as a stronger version of it using a classical separation theorem. Moreover, we give counterexamples to several extension theorems stated in the literature. Copyright Springer-Verlag 2008