Gap Continuity of Multimaps

We introduce a notion of continuity for multimaps (or set-valued maps) which is mild. It encompasses both lower semicontinuity and upper semicontinuity. We give characterizations and we consider some permanence properties. This notion can be used for various purposes. In particular, it is used for continuity properties of subdifferentials and of value functions in parametrized optimization problems. We also prove an approximate selection theorem.      

Calculus Rules for Derivatives of Multimaps

In this paper, by virtue of two intermediate derivative-like multifunctions, which depend on an element in the intermediate space, some exact calculus rules are obtained for calculating the derivatives of the composition of two set-valued maps. Similar rules are displayed for sums. Moreover, by using these calculus rules, the solution map of a parametrized variational inequality and the variations of the feasible set of a parametrized mathematical programming problem are studied. This research was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant numbers: 10871216 and 60574073).     

Coincidence Points and Invariant Approximation Results for Multimaps

Some coincidence point theorems satisfying a general contractive condition are proved. As applications, some invariant approximation results are also obtained and several related results in the literature are either extended or improved.     

Fixed Point Theorems for New Classes of Multimaps

A closed multimap T : X ? X having the KKM property has a fixed point whenever X is a compact convex set satisfying a certain topological condition. Our new result properly generalizes a known one due to W. K. Kim [4].     

A Unified Fixed Point Theory for Countably P -Concentrative Multimaps

New fixed point results and Leray-Schauder alternatives are presented for countably P -concentrative multimaps. The notion of an essential map is also introduced for a wide class of maps.     

集值映射的伪(*)连续与弱(*)连续性

本文引入了集值映射的伪（＊）连续性与弱（＊）连续性概念的定义,研究了伪（＊）连续、（＊）连续及弱（＊）连续的等价关系,最后研究了乘积空间中的集值映射成为伪（＊）连续和弱（＊）连续的充要条件。     

On the Continuity and Absolute Continuity of Random Closed Sets

Abstract

In the case of real-valued random variables, the concept of absolute continuity is well-defined in terms of the absolute continuity of the probability law of a random variable with respect to the usual Lebesgue measure, since both are acting on the same Borel sigma algebra on the real line. Naturally, the same extends to random vectors with real components. A satisfactory and commonly accepted definition of absolute continuity of random closed sets is not available, while in various applications this would help in clarifying the kind of randomness of a random set. We introduce here a definition that is shown to be an extension of the concept related to real-valued random variables, such that also for random sets it is true that absolute continuity implies continuity. Significant examples and counter examples are presented to illustrate the role of our definition in concrete cases. The relationship between our definition and others in well-accepted literature is shown.     

Continuity of Julia sets

A sufficient and necessary condition is given for the continuity of Julia sets in the space of all rational maps with degreek>1. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 19871002).     

Continuity of Bessel potentials

It is shown that certain capacities associated with potentials of functions in Lebesgue classes are non-increasing under orthogonal projection of sets. This inequality is then used to discuss continuity of traces of potentials on subspaces of possibly low dimension. The case of principal interest is the Bessel potential. This research was partially sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Office of Aerospace Research, United States Air Force, under AFOSR Grant No. 883-67.     

Continuity of Stochastic Convolutions

Let B be a Brownian motion, and let be the space of all continuous periodic functions f with period 1. It is shown that the set of all f such that the stochastic convolution does not have a modification with bounded trajectories, and consequently does not have a continuous modification, is of the second Baire category.     

Continuity of lower envelopes

The purpose of the paper is to give a complete characterization of the continuity of lower envelopes in the infinite dimensional spaces. The characterization of upper or lower semicontinuity of envelopes, when stated in the language of multifunctions, has a dual geometric character which depends on the upper or lower semicontinuity of the corresponding multifunction.     

Continuity of cone-convex functions

In the paper, we show continuity of cone-convex set-valued maps by using nonconvex scalarization methods for sets.     

Continuity of bargaining solutions

Upper semicontinuous solutions of the bargaining problem are studied and also lower semicontinuous weak solutions of that problem are considered. Though mainly compact bargaining pairs are investigated, extensions to non-compact bargaining pairs are indicated. The continuity properties of some well known bargaining solutions are discussed.     

Continuity of Dirac spectra

It is well known that on a bounded spectral interval the Dirac spectrum can be described locally by a non-decreasing sequence of continuous functions of the Riemannian metric. In the present article, we extend this result to a global version. We view the spectrum of a Dirac operator as a function $\mathbb Z \,\rightarrow \mathbb R \,$ and endow the space of all spectra with an $\mathrm{arsinh }$ -uniform metric. We prove that the spectrum of the Dirac operator depends continuously on the Riemannian metric. As a corollary, we obtain the existence of a non-decreasing family of functions on the space of all Riemannian metrics, which represents the entire Dirac spectrum at any metric. We also show that, due to spectral flow, these functions do not descend to the space of Riemannian metrics modulo spin diffeomorphisms in general.     

Lipschitz Continuity of inf-Projections

It is shown that local epi-sub-Lipschitz continuity of the function-valued mapping associated with a perturbed optimization problem yields the local Lipschitz continuity of the inf-projections (= marginal functions, = infimal functions). The use of the theorem is illustrated by considering perturbed nonlinear optimization problems with linear constraints.     

Continuity of magnetic Weyl calculus

We investigate continuity properties of the operators obtained by the magnetic Weyl calculus on nilpotent Lie groups, using modulation spaces associated with unitary representations of certain infinite-dimensional Lie groups.     

Continuity of The Drazin inverse

Let A be an n×n matrix. It is shown that if a matrix  comes close to satisfying the definition of the Drazin inverse of A,A^D , then  is close to A^D .