Nonlinear random equations involving completely closed operators

We introduce the concept of completely closed operators in Banach spaces and then obtain the existence of random solutions of operator equations involving such operators. As simple corollaries we obtain the existence theorems for random operator equations involving monotone operators as well as operators of type (M).     

Examples of discontinuous maximal monotone linear operators and the solution to a recent problem posed by B.F. Svaiter

In this paper, we give two explicit examples of unbounded linear maximal monotone operators. The first unbounded linear maximal monotone operator S on ?² is skew. We show its domain is a proper subset of the domain of its adjoint S^∗, and −S^∗ is not maximal monotone. This gives a negative answer to a recent question posed by Svaiter. The second unbounded linear maximal monotone operator is the inverse Volterra operator T on L²[0,1]. We compare the domain of T with the domain of its adjoint T^∗ and show that the skew part of T admits two distinct linear maximal monotone skew extensions. These unbounded linear maximal monotone operators show that the constraint qualification for the maximality of the sum of maximal monotone operators cannot be significantly weakened, and they are simpler than the example given by Phelps-Simons. Interesting consequences on Fitzpatrick functions for sums of two maximal monotone operators are also given.     

Fixed point theorems of ? convex −ψ concave mixed monotone operators and applications

In this paper, ? convex −ψ concave mixed monotone operators are introduced and some new existence and uniqueness theorems of fixed points for mixed monotone operators with such convexity concavity are obtained. As an application, we give one example to illustrate our results.     

Multiplicative perturbation of nonlinear m-accretive operators

Criteria are obtained for when an accretive product (i.e., composition) BA of nonlinear m-accretive operators A and B in a Banach space X will be itself m-accretive; and, in particular, when a monotone product of two maximal monotone operators in a Hilbert space will be maximal monotone. This extends the theory of multiplicative perturbation of infinitesimal generators of contraction semigroups to the nonlinear case. Also obtained as a biproduct are existence theorems for certain Hammerstein integral equations.     

Pairs of monotone operators

This note is an addendum to Sum theorems for monotone operators and convex functions. In it, we prove some new results on convex functions and monotone operators, and use them to show that several of the constraint qualifications considered in the preceding paper are, in fact, equivalent.

     

Fixed points for mixed monotone multivalued operators in Banach spaces with applications

In this paper, the existence and iterative approximation of fixed points for a class of systems of mixed monotone multivalued operator are discussed. We present some new fixed point theorems of mixed monotone operators and increasing operators which need not be continuous or satisfy a compactness condition. We also give some applications to differential inclusions with discontinuous right hand side in Banach spaces and to Hammerstein integral inclusions on RN.     

Lifshitz tails for Schrödinger operators with random breather potential

We prove a Lifshitz tail bound on the integrated density of states of random breather Schrödinger operators. The potential is composed of translated single-site potentials. The single-site potential is an indicator function of the set tA where t is from the unit interval and A is a measurable set contained in the unit cell. The challenges of this model are that, since A is not assumed to be star-shaped, the dependence of the potential on the parameter t is not monotone. It is also non-linear and not differentiable.     

Fixed-point theorems of φ concave-(−ψ) convex mixed monotone operators and applications

In this paper, φ concave-(−ψ) convex operators are introduced and some new existence and uniqueness theorems of fixed points of mixed monotone operators with such concavity and convexity are obtained. Moreover, some applications to nonlinear integral equations on bounded or unbounded regions are given.     

Local boundedness of monotone bifunctions

We consider bifunctions ${F : C\times C\rightarrow \mathbb{R}}$ where C is an arbitrary subset of a Banach space. We show that under weak assumptions, monotone bifunctions are locally bounded in the interior of their domain. As an immediate corollary, we obtain the corresponding property for monotone operators. Also, we show that in contrast to maximal monotone operators, monotone bifunctions (maximal or not maximal) can also be locally bounded at the boundary of their domain; in fact, this is always the case whenever C is a locally polyhedral subset of ${\mathbb{R}^{n}}$ and F(x, ·) is quasiconvex and lower semicontinuous.     

On a Sufficient Condition for Equality of Two Maximal Monotone Operators

We establish minimal conditions under which two maximal monotone operators coincide. Our first result is inspired by an analogous result for subdifferentials of convex functions. In particular, we prove that two maximal monotone operators T,S which share the same convex-like domain D coincide whenever $T(x)\cap S(x)\not=\emptyset $ for every x?∈?D. We extend our result to the setting of enlargements of maximal monotone operators. More precisely, we prove that two operators coincide as long as the enlargements have nonempty intersection at each point of their common domain, assumed to be open. We then use this to obtain new facts for convex functions: we show that the difference of two proper lower semicontinuous and convex functions whose subdifferentials have a common open domain is constant if and only if their ε-subdifferentials intersect at every point of that domain.     

On Bregman-Type Distances for Convex Functions and Maximally Monotone Operators

Given two point to set operators, one of which is maximally monotone, we introduce a new distance in their graphs. This new concept reduces to the classical Bregman distance when both operators are the gradient of a convex function. We study the properties of this new distance and establish its continuity properties. We derive its formula for some particular cases, including the case in which both operators are linear monotone and continuous. We also characterize all bi-functions D for which there exists a convex function h such that D is the Bregman distance induced by h.     

Transformations of discrete closure systems

Discrete systems such as sets, monoids, groups are familiar categories. The internal structure of the latter two is defined by an algebraic operator. In this paper we concentrate on discrete systems that are characterized by unary operators; these include choice operators σ, encountered in economics and social theory, and closure operators φ, encountered in discrete geometry and data mining. Because, for many arbitrary operators α, it is easy to induce a closure structure on the base set, closure operators play a central role in discrete systems. Our primary interest is in functions f that map power sets 2 ^U into power sets 2 ^U′, which are called transformations. Functions over continuous domains are usually characterized in terms of open sets. When the domains are discrete, closed sets seem more appropriate. In particular, we consider monotone transformations which are “continuous”, or “closed”. These can be used to establish criteria for asserting that “the closure of a transformed image under f is equal to the transformed image of the closure”. Finally, we show that the categories MCont and MClo of closure systems with morphisms given by the monotone continuous transformations and monotone closed transformations respectively have concrete direct products. And the supercategory Clo of MClo whose morphisms are just the closed transformations is shown to be cartesian closed.     

A representation of maximal monotone operators by closed convex functions and its impact on calculus rules

We introduce a new representation for maximal monotone operators. We relate it to previous representations given by Krauss, Fitzpatrick and Mart??nez-Legaz and Théra. We show its usefulness for the study of compositions and sums of maximal monotone operators. To cite this article: J.-P. Penot, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 338 (2004).     

Newton-Like Dynamics and Forward-Backward Methods for Structured Monotone Inclusions in Hilbert Spaces

In a Hilbert space setting we introduce dynamical systems, which are linked to Newton and Levenberg–Marquardt methods. They are intended to solve, by splitting methods, inclusions governed by structured monotone operators M=A+B, where A is a general maximal monotone operator, and B is monotone and locally Lipschitz continuous. Based on the Minty representation of A as a Lipschitz manifold, we show that these dynamics can be formulated as differential systems, which are relevant to the Cauchy–Lipschitz theorem, and involve separately B and the resolvents of A. In the convex subdifferential case, by using Lyapunov asymptotic analysis, we prove a descent minimizing property and weak convergence to equilibria of the trajectories. Time discretization of these dynamics gives algorithms combining Newton’s method and forward-backward methods for solving structured monotone inclusions.     

Lyusternik-Schnirelman theory and eigenvalue problems for monotone potential operators

We treat the eigenvalue problem Ax = λBx, where A and B are odd potential operators, A is strictly monotone, bounded, coercive, and continuously invertible, and B is monotone and compact. A naturally defined iteration operator is employed, together with the Lyusternik-Schnirelman theory, to prove the existence of infinitely many nontrivial eigenfunctions. With the possible exception of the multiplicity assertion the results which we obtain are not new. The method which we use, however, has not been applied before to problems of this type. It exploits both the potential character and the monotonicity of the operators and makes the treatment of the infinite dimensional problem essentially as simple as that of its finite dimensional analog. This simplification results primarily from the compactness properties of the iteration operator.     

Matricial R-transform

We study the addition problem for strongly matricially free random variables which generalize free random variables. Using operators of Toeplitz type, we derive a linearization formula for the matricial R-transform related to the associated convolution. It is a linear combination of Voiculescu?s R-transforms in free probability with coefficients given by internal units of the considered array of subalgebras. This allows us to view this formula as the matricial linearization property of the R-transform. Since strong matricial freeness unifies the main types of noncommutative independence, the matricial R-transform plays the role of a unified noncommutative analog of the logarithm of the Fourier transform for free, boolean, monotone, orthogonal, s-free and c-free independence.     

A monotone iterative technique for stationary and time dependent problems in Banach spaces

An abstract monotone iterative method is developed for operators between partially ordered Banach spaces for the nonlinear problem Lu=Nu and the nonlinear time dependent problem u^′=(L+N)u. Under appropriate assumptions on L and N we obtain maximal and minimal solutions as limits of monotone sequences of solutions of linear problems. The results are illustrated by means of concrete examples.     

Nonlinear Carleman operators on Banach lattices

An operator, not necessarily linear, will be called a Carleman operator if the image of the positive elements in the unit ball are bounded in the universal completion of the range space. For certain Banach lattices, a class of (not necessarily linear) Carleman operators is characterized in terms of an integral representation and in a more general setting as operators satisfying a pointwise finiteness condition. These operators though not linear are orthogonally additive and monotone.

     

Existence and boundary behavior for singular nonlinear differential equations with arbitrary boundary conditions

Existence theory is developed for the equation ?(u)=F(u), where ? is a formally self-adjoint singular second-order differential expression and F is nonlinear. The problem is treated in a Hilbert space and we do not require the operators induced by ? to have completely continuous resolvents. Nonlinear boundary conditions are allowed. Also, F is assumed to be weakly continuous and monotone at one point. Boundary behavior of functions associated with the domains of definitions of the operators associated with ? in the singular case is investigated. A special class of self-adjoint operators associated with ? is obtained.     

A Trotter-Kato type result for a second order difference inclusion in a Hilbert space

A Trotter-Kato type result is proved for a class of second order difference inclusions in a real Hilbert space. The equation contains a nonhomogeneous term f and is governed by a nonlinear operator A, which is supposed to be maximal monotone and strongly monotone. The associated boundary conditions are also of monotone type. One shows that, if An is a sequence of operators which converges to A in the sense of resolvent and fn converges to f in a weighted l²-space, then under additional hypotheses, the sequence of the solutions of the difference inclusion associated to An and fn is uniformly convergent to the solution of the original problem.