Generalized Equilibrium Problems and Generalized Complementarity Problems

From a general minimax inequality or an abstract lopsided saddle-point theorem, we deduce general Karamardian-type equilibrium theorems and generalized complementarity theorems. Our new results extend a number of well-known earlier works of many authors.     

Generalized Variational-Like Inequalities with Nonmonotone Set-Valued Mappings

In this paper, we introduce a new class of generalized variational-like inequalities involving a nonmonotone-type set-valued mapping which is more general than those in the known literature. By applying a KKM-type theorem established by the author, some existence theorems for the solutions to the class of generalized variational-like inequalities are proved in Hausdorff locally convex topological vector spaces.     

Isometric Deformations of Compact Hypersurfaces

In 1955 N. Kuiper and J. Nash proved that given a C embeddingF of a C Riemannian n -manifold (M,g) in E ⁿ⁺¹ which is short in the sense that the metric induced by F is less thang, there is a C ¹ isometric embedding which is arbitrarily C ⁰-close to F. We extend the Nash--Kuiper result for compact M to the case of deformations. In other words, we prove that given a continuous family of short C embeddings ( ) of a compact Riemannian n-manifold M , there is an isometric deformation through C ¹ embeddings which is C ⁰ -close to F. With more assumptions which are typically met in practice, this result is shown to hold in the more difficult case where F(s) is short for s>0 andF(0) is isometric. We use this to prove that if a C convex hypersurface is sufficiently close to being planar in an average sense (e.g. an oblate spheroid in E ³ with axis ratio more than , then it admits an isometric deformation which increases the enclosed volume.     

近严格凸与最佳逼近

本文研究近严格凸与最佳逼近的关系．证明了Ｂａｎａｃｈ空间Ｘ是近严格凸的当且仅当Ｘ的每个子空间是紧－半－切比晓夫空间．     

Zero-sum games with incompletely defined payoff

It is shown that a saddle-point solution exists in a two-person, zero-sum game whose payoff is given by a matrix which is not completely defined. On the other hand, we show that such games do not always have a value, so that a saddle-point solution is not necessarily an optimal solution.This work was supported by the Centre d'Etudes Atomiques, Saclay, France.     

Primal-dual proximal point algorithm for linearly constrained convex programming problems

A primal-dual version of the proximal point algorithm is developed for linearly constrained convex programming problems. The algorithm is an iterative method to find a saddle point of the Lagrangian of the problem. At each iteration of the algorithm, we compute an approximate saddle point of the Lagrangian function augmented by quadratic proximal terms of both primal and dual variables. Specifically, we first minimize the function with respect to the primal variables and then approximately maximize the resulting function of the dual variables. The merit of this approach exists in the fact that the latter function is differentiable and the maximization of this function is subject to no constraints. We discuss convergence properties of the algorithm and report some numerical results for network flow problems with separable quadratic costs.     

Convex duality for finite-fuel problems in singular stochastic control

Upon introducing a finite-fuel constraint in a stochastic control system, the convex duality formulation can be set up to represent the original singular control problem as a minimization problem over the space of vector measures at each level of available fuel. This minimization problem is imbedded tightly into a related weak problem, which is actually a mathematical programming problem over a convex,w*-compact space of vector-valued Radon measures. Then, through the Fenchel duality principle, the dual for the finite-fuel control problems is to seek the maximum of smooth subsolutions to a dynamic programming variational inequality. The approach is basically in the spirit of Fleming and Vermes, and the results of this paper extend those of Vinter and Lewis in deterministic control problems to the finite-fuel problems in singular stochastic control. Meanwhile, we also obtain the characterization of the value function as a solution to the dynamic programming variational inequality in the sense of the Schwartz distribution.The author is much indebted to Professor Wendell H. Fleming for his constant support and many helpful discussions during the preparation of this paper.     

Banach空间中凸映照的增长定理

本文利用凸映照的几何特征证明了一般复Banach空间中单位球上正规化双全纯凸映照的增长定理，即||f(x)||≤||x||/(1-||x||),A↓x∈B，对复内积空间，上述估计是最佳的。     

The effects of resource limitation and consensual incentives on cooperation

Exploring the evolution of cooperation has been one of the most challenging topics and attracted increasing attention in various realms. Hereby, we institute an analytic model where the relationship between the common benefits and contributions is the typical saturation nonlinearity. We investigate the evolutionary dynamics of cooperation with and without consensual incentives respectively. The population always evolves to full defection when the incentives are absent. Cooperation, however, can be promoted by consensual incentives when the degree of cooperators' preferences for incentives is great. There exists an intermediate amount of resources at which the positive effect of consensual incentives on cooperation is minimized. Furthermore, there is a U-shape relationship between the degree of cooperators' preference for an incentive and the evolution of cooperation. A greater basin of full cooperation can be induced when the cooperators' preference for reward is more pronounced than that for punishment.     

The pyrolysis of propane

The pyrolysis of propane plays an important role in determining the combustion properties of natural gas mixtures and offers insight into the cracking patterns of larger fuels. This work investigates propane pyrolysis behind reflected shock waves with a multiwavelength laser-absorption speciation technique. Nine laser wavelengths, sensitive to key pyrolysis species, were used to measure absorbance time histories during the decomposition of 2% propane in argon between 1022 and 1467 K, 3.7-4.3 atm. Absorbance models were developed at each diagnostic wavelength to interrogate common initial conditions, and time histories of all major species are reported at 1250, 1290, 1330, 1370, and 1410 K. Nearly complete carbon recovery observed at lower temperatures enabled the inference of hydrogen formation from atomic conservation, while decaying carbon recovery at high temperatures suggests the formation of allene and 1-butene. The results show systematically faster pyrolysis than predicted by kinetic modeling and motivate further study into the kinetics of propane pyrolysis.