Quasidifferentials and maximal normal operators

Quasidifferentials are studied with the theory of maximal normal operators. The quasidifferential of a normally quasidifferentiable function is a pair of upper and lower semicontinuous operators, which are special maximal normal operators. The function sum of the upper and lower semicontinuous operators is the Clarke subdifferential of this function. Basic calculus and minimal forms of quasidifferentials are also discussed.