Riemann流形上ρ-(η,d)-B不变凸的向量变分不等式及向量优化问题

该文研究了Riemann流形上的优化问题.首先,利用广义方向导数在Riemann流形上引入ρ-(η,d)-B不变凸函数、ρ-(η,d)-B伪不变凸函数和ρ-(η,d)-B拟不变凸函数.其次,讨论了变分不等式的解与Riemann流形上向量优化问题解之间的关系.最后,建立了优化问题的Kuhn-Tucker充分条件.     

Nash-type equilibria on Riemannian manifolds: A variational approach

Motivated by Nash equilibrium problems on ‘curved’ strategy sets, the concept of Nash–Stampacchia equilibrium points is introduced via variational inequalities on Riemannian manifolds. Characterizations, existence, and stability of Nash–Stampacchia equilibria are studied when the strategy sets are compact/noncompact geodesic convex subsets of Hadamard manifolds, exploiting two well-known geometrical features of these spaces both involving the metric projection map. These properties actually characterize the non-positivity of the sectional curvature of complete and simply connected Riemannian spaces, delimiting the Hadamard manifolds as the optimal geometrical framework of Nash–Stampacchia equilibrium problems. Our analytical approach exploits various elements from set-valued and variational analysis, dynamical systems, and non-smooth calculus on Riemannian manifolds. Examples are presented on the Poincaré upper-plane model and on the open convex cone of symmetric positive definite matrices endowed with the trace-type Killing form.     

Strong Geodesic Convex Functions of Order m

Abstract

Strong geodesic convex function and strong monotone vector field of order m on Riemannian manifolds are established. A characterization of strong geodesic convex function of order m for the continuously differentiable functions is discussed. The relation between the solution of a new variational inequality problem and the strict minimizers of order m for a multiobjective programing problem is also established.     

Variational approach for the Stokes and Navier–Stokes systems with nonsmooth coefficients in Lipschitz domains on compact Riemannian manifolds

The purpose of this paper is to show well-posedness results for Dirichlet problems for the Stokes and Navier–Stokes systems with \(L^{\infty }\)-variable coefficients in \(L^2\)-based Sobolev spaces in Lipschitz domains on compact Riemannian manifolds. First, we refer to the Dirichlet problem for the nonsmooth coefficient Stokes system on Lipschitz domains in compact Riemannian manifolds and show its well-posedness by employing a variational approach that reduces the boundary value problem of Dirichlet type to a variational problem defined in terms of two bilinear continuous forms, one of them satisfying a coercivity condition and another one the inf-sup condition. We show also the equivalence between some transmission problems for the nonsmooth coefficient Stokes system in complementary Lipschitz domains on compact Riemannian manifolds and their mixed variational counterparts, and then their well-posedness in \(L^2\)-based Sobolev spaces by using the remarkable Nec?as–Babus?ka–Brezzi technique (see Babus?ka in Numer Math 20:179–192, 1973; Brezzi in RAIRO Anal Numer R2:129–151, 1974; Nec?as in Rev Roum Math Pures Appl 9:47–69, 1964). As a consequence of these well-posedness results we define the layer potential operators for the nonsmooth coefficient Stokes system on Lipschitz surfaces in compact Riemannian manifolds, and provide their main mapping properties. These properties are used to construct explicitly the solution of the Dirichlet problem for the Stokes system. Further, we combine the well-posedness of the Dirichlet problem for the nonsmooth coefficient Stokes system with a fixed point theorem to show the existence of a weak solution to the Dirichlet problem for the nonsmooth variable coefficient Navier–Stokes system in \(L^2\)-based Sobolev spaces in Lipschitz domains on compact Riemannian manifolds. The well developed potential theory for the smooth coefficient Stokes system on compact Riemannian manifolds (cf. Dindos? and Mitrea in Arch Ration Mech Anal 174:1–47, 2004; Mitrea and Taylor in Math Ann 321:955–987, 2001) is also discussed in the context of the potential theory developed in this paper.     

Analytic inequalities,isoperimetric inequalities and logarithmic Sobolev inequalities

There is a simple equivalence between isoperimetric inequalities in Riemannian manifolds and certain analytic inequalities on the same manifold, more extensive than the familiar equivalence of the classical isoperimetric inequality in Euclidean space and the associated Sobolev inequality. By an isoperimetric inequality in this connection we mean any inequality involving the Riemannian volume and Riemannian surface measure of a subset α and its boundary, respectively. We exploit the equivalence to give log-Sobolev inequalities for Riemannian manifolds. Some applications to Schrödinger equations are also given.     

Inequalities for lower order eigenvalues of second order elliptic operators in divergence form on Riemannian manifolds

In this paper, we investigate the Dirichlet eigenvalue problems of second order elliptic operators in divergence form on bounded domains of complete Riemannian manifolds. We discuss the cases of submanifolds immersed in a Euclidean space, Riemannian manifolds admitting spherical eigenmaps, and Riemannian manifolds which admit l functions ${f_\alpha : M \longrightarrow \mathbb{R}}$ such that ${\langle \nabla f_\alpha, \nabla f_\beta \rangle = \delta_{\alpha \beta}}$ and Δf _α = 0, where ? is the gradient operator. Some inequalities for lower order eigenvalues of these problems are established. As applications of these results, we obtain some universal inequalities for lower order eigenvalues of the Dirichlet Laplacian problem. In particular, the universal inequality for eigenvalues of the Laplacian on a unit sphere is optimal.     

Elliptic differential inclusions on non-compact Riemannian manifolds

We investigate a large class of elliptic differential inclusions on non-compact complete Riemannian manifolds which involves the Laplace–Beltrami operator and a Hardy-type singular term. Depending on the behavior of the nonlinear term and on the curvature of the Riemannian manifold, we guarantee non-existence and existence/multiplicity of solutions for the studied differential inclusion. The proofs are based on nonsmooth variational analysis as well as isometric actions and fine eigenvalue properties on Riemannian manifolds. The results are also new in the smooth setting.     

Harmonic functions on Riemannian manifolds with ends

We study the problem of solvability of some boundary value problems on noncompact Riemannian manifolds with ends. We obtain the conditions for existence and uniqueness of solutions to the problems as well as the conditions for the fulfillment of Liouville-type theorems for harmonic functions on the manifolds.     

On Topological Index of Solutions for Variational Inequalities on Riemannian Manifolds

In this paper, based on the fixed point index theory for a class of -multivalued maps on absolute neighbourhood retracts, we introduce the notion of index of solvability for a variational inequality on a Riemannian manifold involving a multivalued vector field. We describe the main properties of this topological characteristic and use it to justify the existence of a solution for a variational inequality problem. As application, the problem of optimization of a non-smooth functional on a Hadamard manifold is considered.     

Algebraic topological methods for the supercritical Q-curvature problem

We study the problem of existence of conformal metrics with prescribed Q-curvature on closed four-dimensional Riemannian manifolds. This problem has a variational structure, and in the case of interest here, it is noncompact in the sense that accumulations points of some noncompact flow lines of a pseudogradient of the associated Euler–Lagrange functional, the so-called true critical points at infinity of the associated variational problem, occur. Using the characterization of the critical points at infinity of the associated variational problem which is established in [42], combined with some arguments from Morse theory, some algebraic topological methods, and some tools from dynamical system originating from Conley's isolated invariant sets and isolated blocks theory, we derive a new kind of existence results under an algebraic topological hypothesis involving the topology of the underling manifold, stable and unstable manifolds of some of the critical points at infinity of the associated Euler–Lagrange functional.     

Vector variational inequalities and vector optimization problems on Hadamard manifolds

In this paper, we introduce a Minty type vector variational inequality, a Stampacchia type vector variational inequality, and the weak forms of them, which are all defined by means of subdifferentials on Hadamard manifolds. We also study the equivalent relations between the vector variational inequalities and nonsmooth convex vector optimization problems. By using the equivalent relations and an analogous to KKM lemma, we give some existence theorems for weakly efficient solutions of convex vector optimization problems under relaxed compact assumptions.     

Inequalities for eigenvalues of the drifting Laplacian on Riemannian manifolds

This paper studies eigenvalues of the drifting Laplacian on compact Riemannian manifolds with boundary (possibly empty) and provides a general inequality for them. Using the general inequality, we obtain universal inequalities for eigenvalues of the drifting Laplacian of Payne-Pólya-Weinberger-Yang type for manifolds supporting some special functions. We also obtain a lower bound for the first eigenvalue of the square of the drifting Laplacian on compact manifolds with boundary under some condition on the Bakry-Ricci curvature.     

Regularity ofp-energy minimizing maps andp-superstrongly unstable indices

We derive the first and the second variational formulas forp-energy functional on maps between Riemannian manifolds, obtain a Bochner formula with related estimates and discuss Liouville-type theorems and the regularity ofp-minimizers. In particular, via an extrinsic average variational method,p-superstrongly unstable manifolds and indices are found and their role in the regularity theory is established.     

Vector variational inequalities on Hadamard manifolds involving strongly geodesic convex functions

This paper is intended to study the vector variational inequalities on Hadamard manifolds. Generalized Minty and Stampacchia vector variational inequalities are introduced involving generalized subdifferential. Under strongly geodesic convexity, relations between solutions of these inequalities and a nonsmooth vector optimization problem are established. To illustrate the relationship between a solution of generalized weak Stampacchia vector variational inequality and weak efficiency of a nonsmooth vector optimization problem, a non-trivial example is presented.     

An Alexandroff–Bakelman–Pucci estimate on Riemannian manifolds

In Cabré (1997) [2], Cabré established an Alexandroff–Bakelman–Pucci (ABP) estimate on Riemannian manifolds with non-negative sectional curvatures and applied it to establish the Krylov–Safonov Harnack inequality on manifolds with non-negative sectional curvatures. In the present paper, we generalize the results of [2]. We obtain an ABP estimate on manifolds with Ricci curvatures bounded from below and apply this estimate to prove the Krylov–Safonov Harnack inequality on manifolds with sectional curvatures bounded from below. We also use this ABP estimate to study Minkowski-type inequalities.     

Korpelevich’s method for variational inequality problems on Hadamard manifolds

The concept of pseudomonotone vector field on Hadamard manifold is introduced. A variant of Korpelevich??s method for solving the variational inequality problem is extended from Euclidean spaces to constant curvature Hadamard manifolds. Under a pseudomonotone assumption on the underlying vector field, we prove that the sequence generated by the method converges to a solution of variational inequality, whenever it exists. Moreover, we give an example to show the effectiveness of our method.     

Quadratic Interpolation on Spheres

Riemannian quadratics are C ¹ curves on Riemannian manifolds, obtained by performing the quadratic recursive deCastlejeau algorithm in a Riemannian setting. They are of interest for interpolation problems in Riemannian manifolds, such as trajectory-planning for rigid body motion. Some interpolation properties of Riemannian quadratics are analysed when the ambient manifold is a sphere or projective space, with the usual Riemannian metrics.     

Gradient estimates and Harnack inequalities on non-compact Riemannian manifolds

A gradient-entropy inequality is established for elliptic diffusion semigroups on arbitrary complete Riemannian manifolds. As applications, a global Harnack inequality with power and a heat kernel estimate are derived.     

Sobolev type inequalities on Riemannian manifolds

This paper studies Sobolev type inequalities on Riemannian manifolds. We show that on a complete non-compact Riemannian manifold the constant in the Gagliardo-Nirenberg inequality cannot be smaller than the optimal one on the Euclidean space of the same dimension. We also show that a complete non-compact manifold with asymptotically non-negative Ricci curvature admitting some Gagliardo-Nirenberg inequality is not very far from the Euclidean space.