Vector equilibrium problems with elastic demands and capacity constraints

In this paper, a (weak) vector equilibrium principle for vector network problems with capacity constraints and elastic demands is introduced. A sufficient condition for a (weak) vector equilibrium flow to be a solution for a system of (weak) vector quasi-variational inequalities is obtained. By virtue of Gerstewitz’s nonconvex separation functional ξ, a (weak) ξ-equilibrium flow is introduced. Relations between a weak vector equilibrium flow and a (weak) ξ-equilibrium flow is investigated. Relations between weak vector equilibrium flows and two classes of variational inequalities are also studied.     

Optimality Conditions for Generalized Ky Fan Quasi-Inequalities with Applications

In this paper, the image space analysis is employed to study a generalized Ky Fan quasi-inequality with cone constraints. By virtue of a nonlinear scalarization function and a positive linear operator, a nonlinear (regular) weak separation function and a linear regular weak separation function are introduced. Nonlinear and, in particular, linear separations for the generalized Ky Fan quasi-inequality with cone constraints are characterized. Some necessary and sufficient optimality conditions, especially a saddle-point sufficient optimality condition for the generalized Ky Fan quasi-inequality with cone constraints, are obtained. As applications, some sufficient conditions for (weak) vector equilibrium flows of vector traffic equilibrium problems with capacity arc constraints, are derived.     

On Efficiency Conditions for Nonsmooth Vector Equilibrium Problems with Equilibrium Constraints

In this article, necessary conditions of Fritz John type for weak efficient solutions of a nonsmooth vector equilibrium problem involving equilibrium constraints (VEPEC) in terms of the Clarke subdifferentials are established. Under constraint qualifications which are suitable for (VEPEC), necessary conditions of Kuhn-Tucker type for efficiency are derived. Under assumptions on generalized convexity of data, sufficient conditions for efficiency are developed. Some applications to vector variational inequalities and vector optimization problems with equilibrium constraints are also given.     

Vector network equilibrium problems with capacity constraints of arcs and nonlinear scalarization methods

In this paper, a vector network equilibrium problem with capacity constraints of arcs is studied. By virtue of Fan-Browder’ fixed point theorem, an existence result of a (weak) vector equilibrium flow is derived. By using nonlinear scalarization methods, some sufficient and necessary conditions for a weak vector equilibrium flow are obtained.     

A note on vector network equilibrium principles

An example is given to show that the necessary conditions of Theorem 4.5 [in Chen et al. Math Methods Oper Res 49:239–253, 1999] and Theorem 2.1 (i) [in Goh and Yang Eur J Oper Res 116:615–628, 1999] for (weak) vector equilibrium flows may not hold. New ξ-equilibrium and parametric equilibrium flows are introduced. As a result, necessary and sufficient conditions between a weak vector equilibrium flow and an ξ-equilibrium flow and between a vector equilibrium flow and a parametric equilibrium flow are established.     

An extension of gap functions for a system of vector equilibrium problems with applications to optimization problems

In this paper, the notion of gap functions is extended from scalar case to vector one. Then, gap functions and generalized functions for several kinds of vector equilibrium problems are shown. As an application, the dual problem of a class of optimization problems with a system of vector equilibrium constraints (in short, OP) is established, the concavity of the dual function, the weak duality of (OP) and the saddle point sufficient condition are derived by using generalized gap functions. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10671135) and the Applied Research Project of Sichuan Province (05JY029-009-1).     

New optimality conditions for unconstrained vector equilibrium problem in terms of contingent derivatives in Banach spaces

This article presents necessary and sufficient optimality conditions for weakly efficient solution, Henig efficient solution, globally efficient solution and superefficient solution of vector equilibrium problem without constraints in terms of contingent derivatives in Banach spaces with stable functions. Using the steadiness and stability on a neighborhood of optimal point, necessary optimality conditions for efficient solutions are derived. Under suitable assumptions on generalized convexity, sufficient optimality conditions are established. Without assumptions on generalized convexity, a necessary and sufficient optimality condition for efficient solutions of unconstrained vector equilibrium problem is also given. Many examples to illustrate for the obtained results in the paper are derived as well.     

The study of traffic equilibrium problems with capacity constraints of arcs

In this paper, we study traffic equilibrium problems with capacity constraints of arcs and derive a sufficient condition of weak vector equilibrium flows. Based on this sufficient condition, we establish the existence and essential components of the solution set for traffic equilibrium problems with capacity constraints of arcs.     

Image space analysis for variational inequalities with cone constraints and applications to traffic equilibria

In this paper,the image space analysis (for short,ISA) is employed to investigate variational in- equalities (for short,VI) with cone constraints.Linear separation for VI with cone constraints is characterized by using the normal cone to a regularization of the image,and saddle points of the generalized Lagrangian func- tion.Lagrangian-type necessary and sufficient optimality conditions for VI with cone constraints are presented by using a separation theorem.Gap functions and weak sharpness for VI with cone constraints are also investi- gated.Finally,the obtained results are applied to standard and time-dependent traffic equilibria introduced by Daniele,Maugeri and Oettli.     

Strong Vector Equilibrium Problems

In this paper, the existence of the solution for strong vector equilibrium problems is studied by using the separation theorem for convex sets. The arc-wise connectedness and the closedness of the strong solution set for vector equilibrium problems are discussed; and a necessary and sufficient condition for the strong solution is obtained.     

Optimality conditions for vector equilibrium problems

In this paper, we present the necessary and sufficient conditions for weakly efficient solution, Henig efficient solution, globally efficient solution, and superefficient solution to the vector equilibrium problems with constraints. As applications, we give the necessary and sufficient conditions for corresponding solution to the vector variational inequalities and vector optimization problems.     

Closedness of the solution map for parametric weak vector equilibrium problems

In this paper we introduced a new definition of vector topological pseudomonotonicity to study the parametric weak vector equilibrium problems. The main result gives sufficient conditions for closedness of the solution map defined on the set of parameters.     

On existence of vector equilibrium flows with capacity constraints of arcs

In this paper, we propose a (weak) vector equilibrium principle with capacity constraints of arcs. By proving the existence of solutions for the weighted variational inequality, we establish the existence results of (weak) vector traffic equilibrium flows with capacity constraints of arcs.     

Image Space Analysis for Vector Variational Inequalities with Matrix Inequality Constraints and Applications

In this paper, vector variational inequalities (VVI) with matrix inequality constraints are investigated by using the image space analysis. Linear separation for VVI with matrix inequality constraints is characterized by using the saddle-point conditions of the Lagrangian function. Lagrangian-type necessary and sufficient optimality conditions for VVI with matrix inequality constraints are derived by utilizing the separation theorem. Gap functions for VVI with matrix inequality constraints and weak sharp minimum property for the solutions set of VVI with matrix inequality constraints are also considered. The results obtained above are applied to investigate the Lagrangian-type necessary and sufficient optimality conditions for vector linear semidefinite programming problems as well as VVI with convex quadratic inequality constraints.     

Recession methods for generalized vector equilibrium problems

By using the recession method, we give some necessary and/or sufficient condition of solutions of generalized vector equilibrium problems.     

Semicontinuity and convergence for vector optimization problems with approximate equilibrium constraints

This paper mainly intends to present some semicontinuity and convergence results for perturbed vector optimization problems with approximate equilibrium constraints. We establish the lower semicontinuity of the efficient solution mapping for the vector optimization problem with perturbations of both the objective function and the constraint set. The constraint set is the set of approximate weak efficient solutions of the vector equilibrium problem. Moreover, upper Painlevé–Kuratowski convergence results of the weak efficient solution mapping are showed. Finally, some applications to the optimization problems with approximate vector variational inequality constraints and the traffic network equilibrium problems are also given. Our main results are different from the ones in the literature.     

有容量限制的广义网络均衡比较

近些年来,Wardrop原理在有容量限制的交通网络中沿着两个方向被学者推广,形成了几种不同的广义网络均衡定义.在路径、路段上两种类型的容量限制下,通过对四种广义网络均衡进行比较,得到这些均衡解之间的相互关系;用反例说明广义均衡解集包含关系不成立的情况;得到这些广义均衡解的效率损失.     

Differential properties and optimality conditions for generalized weak vector variational inequalities

In this paper, we study a generalized weak vector variational inequality, which is a generalization of a weak vector variational inequality and a Minty weak vector variational inequality. By virtue of a contingent derivative and a Φ-contingent cone, we investigate differential properties of a class of set-valued maps and obtain an explicit expression of its contingent derivative. We also establish some necessary optimality conditions for solutions of the generalized weak vector variational inequality, which generalize the corresponding results in the literature. Furthermore, we establish some unified necessary and sufficient optimality conditions for local optimal solutions of the generalized weak vector variational inequality. Simultaneously, we also show that there is no gap between the necessary and sufficient conditions under an appropriate condition.     

Lower Semicontinuity Results in Parametric Multivalued Weak Vector Equilibrium Problems and Applications

This article gives new sufficient conditions for the lower semicontinuity of the solution mapping of a parametric multivalued weak vector equilibrium problem with moving cones. A scalarizing approach, based on the signed distance function of Hiriart Urruty is used to discuss this lower semicontinuity property. The main results of the article are obtained under some assumptions different from those introduced earlier by previous linear and nonlinear scalarizing approaches. Some applications to the study of connectedness of weak solution sets of multivalued vector equilibrium problems are given.