Generic well-posedness of variational problems without convexity assumptions

The Tonelli existence theorem in the calculus of variations and its subsequent modifications were established for integrands f which satisfy convexity and growth conditions. In our previous work a generic well-posedness result (with respect to variations of the integrand of the integral functional) without the convexity condition was established for a class of optimal control problems satisfying the Cesari growth condition. In this paper we extend this generic well-posedness result to two classes of variational problems in which the values at the end points are also subject to variations. The main results of the paper are obtained as realizations of a general variational principle.     

Generic Well-Posedness of Nonconvex Constrained Variational Problems

In our previous work, a generic well-posedness result (with respect to the variations of the integrand of the integral functional) was established for a class of nonconvex optimal control problems. In this paper, we extend this generic well-posedness result to classes of constrained variational problems in which the values at the endpoints and the constraint maps are also subject to variations. We consider constrained variational problems with constraint maps which depend on the independent variable and also on the state variable.The author is grateful to the referees for helpful comments and suggestions.     

Generic well-posedness of nonconvex optimal control problems

The Tonelli existence theorem in the calculus of variations and its subsequent modifications were established for integrands f which satisfy convexity and growth conditions. In our previous work a generic existence and uniqueness result (with respect to variations of the integrand of the integral functional) without the convexity condition was established for a class of optimal control problems satisfying the Cesari growth condition. In this paper we extend this generic existence and uniqueness result to a class of optimal control problems in which the right-hand side of differential equations is also subject to variations.     

Hadamard良定性的统一研究

对一些非线性问题的Hadamard良定性给出一个统一的定理，应用这个定理，可以容易地推出KyFan点，Nash平衡点等的Hadamard良定性。此外，最优化问题和鞍点问题的通用良定性也被研究给出了两个定理。     

On Well-Posedness and Hausdorff Convergence of Solution Sets of Vector Optimization Problems

In this paper, we refine and improve the results established in a 2003 paper by Deng in a number of directions. Specifically, we establish a well-posedness result for convex vector optimization problems under a condition which is weaker than that used in the paper. Among other things, we also obtain a characterization of well-posedness in terms of Hausdorff distance of associated sets.     

Singular stochastic Allen–Cahn equations with dynamic boundary conditions

We prove a well-posedness result for stochastic Allen–Cahn type equations in a bounded domain coupled with generic boundary conditions. The (nonlinear) flux at the boundary aims at describing the interactions with the hard walls and is motivated by some recent literature in physics. The singular character of the drift part allows for a large class of maximal monotone operators, generalizing the usual double-well potentials. One of the main novelties of the paper is the absence of any growth condition on the drift term of the evolution, neither on the domain nor on the boundary. A well-posedness result for variational solutions of the system is presented using a priori estimates as well as monotonicity and compactness techniques. A vanishing viscosity argument for the dynamic on the boundary is also presented.     

Well-posedness of hyperbolic initial boundary value problems

Assuming that a hyperbolic initial boundary value problem satisfies an a priori energy estimate with a loss of one tangential derivative, we show a well-posedness result in the sense of Hadamard. The coefficients are assumed to have only finite smoothness in view of applications to nonlinear problems. This shows that the weak Lopatinskii condition is roughly sufficient to ensure well-posedness in appropriate functional spaces.     

Results on Nonlocal Boundary Value Problems

In this article, we provide a variational theory for nonlocal problems where nonlocality arises due to the interaction in a given horizon. With this theory, we prove well-posedness results for the weak formulation of nonlocal boundary value problems with Dirichlet, Neumann, and mixed boundary conditions for a class of kernel functions. The motivating application for nonlocal boundary value problems is the scalar stationary peridynamics equation of motion. The well-posedness results support practical kernel functions used in the peridynamics setting.

We also prove a spectral equivalence estimate which leads to a mesh size independent upper bound for the condition number of an underlying discretized operator. This is a fundamental conditioning result that would guide preconditioner construction for nonlocal problems. The estimate is a consequence of a nonlocal Poincaré-type inequality that reveals a horizon size quantification. We provide an example that establishes the sharpness of the upper bound in the spectral equivalence.     

Banach空间中最佳逼近问题的适定性的研究进展

本文就近年来关于Banach空间中非线性逼近问题的存在性和适定性问题及其与Banach空间几何性质关系的研究结果和进展作一系统的介绍和综述，其中包含了一系列作者的近期研究成果．     

Kuratowski convergence of the efficient sets in the parametric linear vector semi-infinite optimization

In the space of whole linear vector semi-infinite optimization problems we consider the mappings putting into correspondence to each problem the set of efficient and weakly efficient points, respectively. We endow the image space with Kuratowski convergence and by means of the lower and upper semi-continuity of these mappings we prove generic well-posedness of the vector optimization problems. The connection between the continuity and some properties of the efficient sets is also discussed.     

Extended Well-Posedness Properties of Vector Optimization Problems

In this paper, the concept of extended well-posedness of scalar optimization problems introduced by Zolezzi is generalized to vector optimization problems in three ways: weakly extended well-posedness, extended well-posedness, and strongly extended well-posedness. Criteria and characterizations of the three types of extended well-posedness are established, generalizing most of the results obtained by Zolezzi for scalar optimization problems. Finally, a stronger vector variational principle and Palais-Smale type conditions are used to derive sufficient conditions for the three types of extended well-posedness.     

Well-posedness for general parametric quasi-variational inclusion problems

In this paper, we aim to suggest the new concept of well-posedness for the general parametric quasi-variational inclusion problems (QVIP). The corresponding concepts of well-posedness in the generalized sense are also introduced and investigated for QVIP. Some metric characterizations of well-posedness for QVIP are given. We prove that under suitable conditions, the well-posedness is equivalent to the existence of uniqueness of solutions. As applications, we obtain immediately some results of well-posedness for the parametric quasi-variational inclusion problems, parametric vector quasi-equilibrium problems and parametric quasi-equilibrium problems.     

Well-posedness for entropy solutions to multidimensional scalar conservation laws with a strong boundary condition

In this paper we give a simple proof of well-posedness of multidimensional scalar conservations laws with a strong boundary condition. The proof is based on a result of strong trace for solutions of scalar conservation laws and kinetic formulation.     

Well-posedness for set optimization problems

In this paper, three kinds of well-posedness for set optimization are first introduced. By virtue of a generalized Gerstewitz’s function, the equivalent relations between the three kinds of well-posedness and the well-posedness of three kinds of scalar optimization problems are established, respectively. Then, sufficient and necessary conditions of well-posedness for set optimization problems are obtained by using a generalized forcing function, respectively. Finally, various criteria and characterizations of well-posedness are given for set optimization problems.     

Ill-posedness of nonlocal Burgers equations

Nonlocal generalizations of Burgers equation were derived in earlier work by Hunter [J.K. Hunter, Nonlinear surface waves, in: Current Progress in Hyberbolic Systems: Riemann Problems and Computations, Brunswick, ME, 1988, in: Contemp. Math., vol. 100, Amer. Math. Soc., 1989, pp. 185–202], and more recently by Benzoni-Gavage and Rosini [S. Benzoni-Gavage, M. Rosini, Weakly nonlinear surface waves and subsonic phase boundaries, Comput. Math. Appl. 57 (3–4) (2009) 1463–1484], as weakly nonlinear amplitude equations for hyperbolic boundary value problems admitting linear surface waves. The local-in-time well-posedness of such equations in Sobolev spaces was proved by Benzoni-Gavage [S. Benzoni-Gavage, Local well-posedness of nonlocal Burgers equations, Differential Integral Equations 22 (3–4) (2009) 303–320] under an appropriate stability condition originally pointed out by Hunter. In this article, it is shown that the latter condition is not only sufficient for well-posedness in Sobolev spaces but also necessary. The main point of the analysis is to show that when the stability condition is violated, nonlocal Burgers equations reduce to second order elliptic PDEs. The resulting ill-posedness result encompasses various cases previously studied in the literature.     

Well-posedness of two pseudo-parabolic problems for electrical conduction in heterogeneous media

We prove a well-posedness result for two pseudo-parabolic problems, which can be seen as two models for the same electrical conduction phenomenon in heterogeneous media, neglecting the magnetic field. One of the problems is the concentration limit of the other one, when the thickness of the dielectric inclusions goes to zero. The concentrated problem involves a transmission condition through interfaces, which is mediated by a suitable Laplace-Beltrami type equation.     

Well-posedness and stability for a mixed order system arising in thin film equations with surfactant

The objective of the present work is to provide a well-posedness result for a capillary driven thin film equation with insoluble surfactant. The resulting parabolic system of evolution equations is not only strongly coupled and degenerated, but also of mixed orders. To the best of our knowledge the only well-posedness result for a capillary driven thin film with surfactant is provided in [4] by the same author, where a severe smallness condition on the surfactant concentration is assumed to prove the result. Thus, in spite of an intensive analytical study of thin film equations with surfactant during the last decade, a proper well-posedness result is still missing in the literature. It is the aim of the present paper to fill this gap. Furthermore, we apply a recently established result on asymptotic stability in interpolation spaces [15] to prove that the flat equilibrium of our system is asymptotically stable.     

Well-posedness for parametric optimization problems with variational inclusion constraint

In this paper, we study the well-posedness for the parametric optimization problems with variational inclusion problems as constraint (or the perturbed problem of optimization problems with constraint). Furthermore, we consider the relation between the well-posedness for the parametric optimization problems with variational inclusion problems as constraint and the well-posedness in the generalized sense for variational inclusion problems.     

Pointwise Well-Posedness of Perturbed Vector Optimization Problems in a Vector-Valued Variational Principle

In this note, we point out and correct some errors in Ref. 1. Another type of pointwise well-posedness and strong pointwise well-posedness of vector optimization problems is introduced. Sufficient conditions to guarantee this type of well-posedness are provided for perturbed vector optimization problems in connection with the vector-valued Ekeland variational principle.