Viscosity method for hierarchical fixed point and variational inequalities with applications

A viscosity method for a hierarchical fixed point solving variational inequality problems is presented. The method is used to solve variational inequalities, where the involved mappings are non-expansive. Solutions are sought in the set of the fixed points of another non-expansive mapping. As applications, we use the results to study problems of the monotone variational inequality, the convex programming, the hierarchical minimization, and the quadratic minimization over fixed point sets.     

Variational analysis of thermomechanically coupled steady-state rolling problem

A steady-state, rigid-plastic rolling problem for temperature and strain-rate dependent materials with nonlocal friction is considered. A variational formulation is derived, coupling a nonlinear variational inequality for the velocity and a nonlinear vari- ational equation for the temperature. The existence and uniqueness results are obtained by a proposed fixed point method.     

关于变分不等式问题近似解的数值证明

基于文献[1]给出了一种数值证明变分不等式解的存在性方法。通过Hilbert空间中的Riesz表示定理,首先将变分不等式问题的迭代过程转化为一种不动点形式,再利用Schauder不动点定理构造了一个高效率的数值证明过程,即通过数值计算产生一个包含近似解的有界闭凸子集。非线性Helmholtz方程的算例说明这一方法的可行性和高效性。     

ON PROBLEM OF NEAREST COMMON FIXED POINT OF NONEXPANSIVE MAPPINGS

The purpose is by using the viscosity approximation method to study the convergence problem of the iterative scheme for an infinite family of nonexpansive mappings and a given contractive mapping in a reflexive Banach space. Under suitable conditions, it was proved that the iterative sequence converges strongly to a common fixed point which was also the unique solution of some variational inequality in a reflexive Banach space. The results presented extend and improve some recent results.     

Generalized minimax inequalities and fixed point theorems

Recently,many authors have generalized the famous Ky Fan’s minimaxinequality.In this paper,we put forward T-diagonal convexity(concavity)conditions anddevelop the main results in this respect.Next.we discuss some fixed point problems,andgeneralize the Fan-Glicksberg’s fixed point theorem.     

Existence and stability of solutions to inverse variational inequality problems

In this paper, two new existence theorems of solutions to inverse variational and quasi-variational inequality problems are proved using the Fan-Knaster-KuratowskiMazurkiewicz(KKM) theorem and the Kakutani-Fan-Glicksberg fixed point theorem.Upper semicontinuity and lower semicontinuity of the solution mapping and the approximate solution mapping to the parametric inverse variational inequality problem are also discussed under some suitable conditions. An application to a road pricing problem is given.     

三维摩擦接触问题不动点算法

三维摩擦接触问题具有多重非线性性质,使求解变得比较困难,为了解决此问题,建立了三维摩擦接触问题的模型,介绍了一种非光滑混合不动点算法.该算法克服了在接触面上由于可能的滑动状态有无穷多个而难以确定的难点,算法未引入人工变量,计算量较小,计算结果精确满足接触状态条件,收敛性得到保证.根据此算法编制程序,将叠合悬臂梁算例数值计算结果与商用有限元软件进行比较,也表明了不动点算法的有效性.     

Viscosity approximation with weak contractions for fixed point problem,equilibrium problem,and variational inequality problem

This paper proposes a modified iterative algorithm using a viscosity approximation method with a weak contraction.The purpose is to find a common element of the set of common fixed points of an infinite family of nonexpansive mappings and the set of a finite family of equilibrium problems that is also a solution to a variational inequality.Under suitable conditions,some strong convergence theorems are established in the framework of Hilbert spaces.The results presented in the paper improve and extend the corresponding results of Colao et al.（Colao,V.,Acedo,G.L.,and Marino,G.An implicit method for finding common solutions of variational inequalities and systems of equilibrium problems and fixed points of infinite family of nonexpansive mappings.Nonlinear Anal.71,2708–2715（2009））,Plubtieng and Punpaeng（Plubtieng,S.and Punpaeng,R.A general iterative method for equilibrium problems and fixed point problems in Hilbert spaces.J.Math.Anal.Appl.336,455–469（2007））,Colao et al.（Colao,V.,Marino,G.,and Xu,H.K.An iterative method for finding common solutions of equilibrium problem and fixed point problems.J.Math.Anal.Appl.344,340–352（2008））,Yao et al.（Yao,Y.,Liou,Y.C.,and Yao,J.C.Convergence theorem for equilibrium problems and fixed point problems of infinite family of nonexpansive mappings.Fixed Point Theory Application 2007,Article ID 64363（2007）DOI 10.1155/2007/64363）,and others.     

Fixed point index of uniform limit of set-Valued strict set-contractive mappings and its applications

In this paper,the class of uniform limit mappings of set-valued,strick set-contractivemappings is discussed.Furthermore,the fixed point index theory for the uniform limitmappings is established.Using the fixed point index theory,some positive fixed pointtheorems are proved.Our theorems generalize some results in[1,4,5,7].     

Fixed domain methods for free and moving boundary flows in porous media

A survey is presented concerning fixed domain methods used to solve mathematical models of free and moving boundary flow problems in porous media. These include the following: variational inequality or quasi-variational inequality formulations; general inequality formulations which have been set and solved in fixed domains; and the residual flow procedure. Finally, some parallel computing methods and mesh adaptation methods are discussed to demonstrate how these fixed domain formulations can be solved with current technology.The fixed domain methods that are referenced herein can be classified into two groups: the variational inequality method and the extended pressure head method. Baiocchi was the first to apply the variational inequality method to free boundary problems of flows through porous media. This method in general also uses an extension of the pressure head but adds an application of an integral transformation (a Baiocchi transformation) to the problem. The method possesses a beautiful mathematical structure for its theory and yields simple numerical solution algorithms. However, application of the method is difficult if not impossible in some cases depending upon the regularity of the seepage domain.The extended pressure head method is based on the concept that the pressure is extended smoothly across the free or moving boundary into the unsaturated region from the flow domain. The extension of the pressure head to the entire porous medium yields an extended coefficient of permeability of the medium which is equal to the saturated coefficient in the seepage region and is equal to zero or some small value (for computational purposes) in the unsaturated region.     

Minimal and maximal fixed point theorems and iterative technique for nonlinear operators in product spaces

In this paper, we study minimal and maximal fixed point theorems and iterative technique for nonlinear operators in product spaces. As a corollary of our result, some coupled fixed point theorems are obtained, which generalize the coupled fixed point theorems obtained by Guo Da-jun and Lankshmikanthamt and the results obtained by Lan in, and.     

Two-dimensional Hierarchical Models for Prismatic Shells with Thickness Vanishing at the Boundary

We construct variational hierarchical two-dimensional models for elastic, prismatic shells of variable thickness vanishing at boundary. With the help of variational methods, existence and uniqueness theorems for the corresponding two-dimensional boundary value problems are proved in appropriate weighted functional spaces. By means of the solutions of these two-dimensional boundary value problems, a sequence of approximate solutions in the corresponding three-dimensional region is constructed. We establish that this sequence converges in the Sobolev space H¹ to the solution of the original three-dimensional boundary value problem. Mathematics Subject Classifications (2000) 74K20, 74K25.     

Caristi type hybrid fixed point theorems in menger probabilistic metric space

I.IntroductionandPreliminariesInl976,CaristiprovedtheCaristi'sfixedpointtheoreminIll.Becausethistheoremdoesnotrequirethecontinuityofthemapping.ittindsapplicationsinmanyfields.Inl99l,S.S.Changetal.l'l,broughtforwardCaristi'sfixedpointtheoremandEkeland'svar…     

Existence results for unilateral contact problem with friction of thermo-electro-elasticity

This work studies a mathematical model describing the static process of contact between a piezoelectric body and a thermally-electrically conductive foundation. The behavior of the material is modeled with a thermo-electro-elastic constitutive law. The contact is described by Signorini's conditions and Tresca's friction law including the electrical and thermal conductivity conditions. A variational formulation of the model in the form of a coupled system for displacements, electric potential, and temperature is de- rived. Existence and uniqueness of the solution are proved using the results of variational inequalities and a fixed point theorem.     

Optimal control of structures governed by variational and hemiva-riational inequalities and applications

The optimal control problem for broad classes of structures is studied, including those structures having as state relations variational equalities, variational inequalities and hemivariational inequalities. The optimal control problem consists in the minimization of a functional (performance index) having the state relation, enlarged by the control actions, as side condition. Certain new results are given of the optimal control of structures governed by variational and hemivariational inequalities.Some propositions are proved on the existence and the approximation of the solution of the static optimal control problem of structures having a variational inequality as state relation. Then a regularization procedure is proposed for the treatment of corresponding dynamic problem, as well as for the case of hemivariational inequalities. The theory is illustrated by applications concerning convex elastoplasticity and convex and nonconvex unilateral contact problems.     

Numerical solution of plane and axially symmetric jet flow problems based on the variational inequality formulation

The numerical analysis of plane and axially symmetric jet flows of an incompressible inviscid fluid is treated. A new formulation of the variational inequality type is developed from the variational principle associated with jet problems. A successive approximation method is formulated by the combined use of variational inequality and the finite element method. Numerical examples based on the iterative method are presented. The results obtained agree well with those by other methods.     

The analysis of thin walled composite laminated helicopter rotor with hierarchical warping functions and finite element method

In the present paper, a series of hierarchical warping functions is developed to analyze the static and dynamic problems of thin walled composite laminated helicopter rotors composed of several layers with single closed cell. This method is the development and extension of the traditional constrained warping theory of thin walled metallic beams, which had been proved very successful since 1940s. The warping distribution along the perimeter of each layer is expanded into a series of successively corrective warping functions with the traditional warping function caused by free torsion or free bending as the first term, and is assumed to be piecewise linear along the thickness direction of layers. The governing equations are derived based upon the variational principle of minimum potential energy for static analysis and Rayleigh Quotient for free vibration analysis. Then the hierarchical finite element method is introduced to form a numerical algorithm. Both static and natural vibration problems of sample box beams are analyzed with the present method to show the main mechanical behavior of the thin walled composite laminated helicopter rotor. The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (19932030)     

HIERARCHICAL STOCHASTIC FINITE ELEMENT METHOD FOR STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

In this paper, the hierarchical approach is adopted for series representation of the stochastic nodal displacement vector using the hierarchical basis vectors, while the Karhunen-Lòeve series expansion technique is employed to discretize the random field into a set of random variables. A set of hierarchical basis vectors are defined to approximate the stochastic response quantities. The stochastic variational principle instead of the projection scheme is adopted to develop a hierarchical stochastic finite element method (HSFEM) for stochastic structures under stochastic loads. Simplified expressions of coefficients of governing equations and the first two statistical moments of the response quantities in the schemes of the HSFEM are developed, so that the time consumed for computation can be greatly reduced. Investigation in this paper suggests that the HSFEM yields a series of stiffness equations with similar dimensionality as the perturbation stochastic finite element method (PSFEM). Two examples are presented for numerical study on the performance of the HSFEM in elastic structural problems with stochastic Young’s Modulus and external loads. Results show that the proposed method can achieve higher accuracy than the PSFEM for cases with large coefficients of variation, and yield results agreeing well with those obtained by the Monte Carlo simulation (MCS).     

A generalization of Browder's fixed point theorem with applications

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