On implicit function theorems at abnormal points

We consider the equation F(x, σ) = 0, x ∈ K, in which σ is a parameter and x is an unknown variable taking values in a specified convex cone K lying in a Banach space X. This equation is investigated in a neighborhood of a given solution (x*, σ*), where Robinson's constraint qualification may be violated. We introduce the 2-regularity condition, which is considerably weaker than Robinson's constraint qualification; assuming that it is satisfied, we obtain an implicit function theorem for this equation. The theorem is a generalization of the known implicit function theorems even in the case when the cone K coincides with the whole space X. © 2010 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.