Monotone Operators Representable by l.s.c. Convex Functions

A theorem due to Fitzpatrick provides a representation of arbitrary maximal monotone operators by convex functions. This paper explores representability of arbitrary (nonnecessarily maximal) monotone operators by convex functions. In the finite-dimensional case, we identify the class of monotone operators that admit a convex representation as the one consisting of intersections of maximal monotone operators and characterize the monotone operators that have a unique maximal monotone extension.Mathematics Subject Classifications (2000) 47H05, 46B99, 47H17.     

Extended Well-Posedness of Quasiconvex Vector Optimization Problems

The notion of extended-well-posedness has been introduced by Zolezzi for scalar minimization problems and has been further generalized to vector minimization problems by Huang. In this paper, we study the extended well-posedness properties of vector minimization problems in which the objective function is C-quasiconvex. To achieve this task, we first study some stability properties of such problems. Research partially supported by the Cariplo Foundation, Grant 2006.1601/11.0556, Cattaneo University, Castellanza, Italy.     

Maximal Monotone Operators, Convex Functions and a Special Family of Enlargements

This work establishes new connections between maximal monotone operators and convex functions. Associated to each maximal monotone operator, there is a family of convex functions, each of which characterizes the operator. The basic tool in our analysis is a family of enlargements, recently introduced by Svaiter. This family of convex functions is in a one-to-one relation with a subfamily of these enlargements. We study the family of convex functions, and determine its extremal elements. An operator closely related to the Legendre–Fenchel conjugacy is introduced and we prove that this family of convex functions is invariant under this operator. The particular case in which the operator is a subdifferential of a convex function is discussed.     

Regularization inertial proximal point algorithm for common solutions of a finite family of inverse-strongly monotone equations

The aim of the paper is to propose an iterative regularization method of proximal point type for finding a common solution for a finite family of inverse-strongly monotone equations in Hilbert spaces.     

Interior Proximal Method for Variational Inequalities: Case of Nonparamonotone Operators

For variational inequalities characterizing saddle points of Lagrangians associated with convex programming problems in Hilbert spaces, the convergence of an interior proximal method based on Bregman distance functionals is studied. The convergence results admit a successive approximation of the variational inequality and an inexact treatment of the proximal iterations.An analogous analysis is performed for finite-dimensional complementarity problems with multi-valued monotone operators.     

Enlargement of Monotone Operators with Applications to Variational Inequalities

Given a point-to-set operator T, we introduce the operator T defined as T(x)= {u: u – v, x – y – for all y Rn, v T(y)}. When T is maximal monotone T inherits most properties of the -subdifferential, e.g. it is bounded on bounded sets, T(x) contains the image through T of a sufficiently small ball around x, etc. We prove these and other relevant properties of T, and apply it to generate an inexact proximal point method with generalized distances for variational inequalities, whose subproblems consist of solving problems of the form 0 H(x), while the subproblems of the exact method are of the form 0 H(x). If k is the coefficient used in the kth iteration and the k's are summable, then the sequence generated by the inexact algorithm is still convergent to a solution of the original problem. If the original operator is well behaved enough, then the solution set of each subproblem contains a ball around the exact solution, and so each subproblem can be finitely solved.     

一般变分包含和不动点问题的黏性迭代算法

借助黏性方法在Hilbert空间的框架下介绍一种迭代程序用以寻求具多值极大单调映象和逆强单调映象的变分包含的解集及非扩张映象的不动点集的公共元.改进和推广了一些人的新结果.     

A control problem governed by a second-order differential inclusion

This article studies some Bolza-type problems governed by second-order differential inclusions with two boundary conditions, where the controls are Young measures.     

Fixed points in the family of convex representations of a maximal monotone operator

Any maximal monotone operator can be characterized by a convex function. The family of such convex functions is invariant under a transformation connected with the Fenchel-Legendre conjugation. We prove that there exists a convex representation of the operator which is a fixed point of this conjugation.

     

Vector Variational Inequalities for Nondifferentiable Convex Vector Optimization Problems

In this paper, we consider a nondifferentiable convex vector optimization problem (VP), and formulate several kinds of vector variational inequalities with subdifferentials. Here we examine relations among solution sets of such vector variational inequalities and (VP). Mathematics Subject classification (2000). 90C25, 90C29, 65K10 This work was supported by the Brain Korea 21Project in 2003. The authors wish to express their appreciation to the anonymous referee for giving valuable comments.     

Approximating a Zero of Sum of Two Monotone Operators Which Solves a Fixed Point Problem in Reflexive Banach Spaces

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to introduce an iterative method for approximating a point in the set of zeros of the sum of two monotone mappings, which is also a solution of a fixed point problem for a Bregman strongly nonexpansive mapping in a real reflexive Banach space. With our iterative technique, we state and prove a strong convergence theorem for approximating an element in the intersection of the set of solutions of a variational inclusion problem for sum of two monotone mappings and the set of solutions of a fixed point problem for Bregman strongly nonexpansive mapping. We give applications of our result to convex minimization problem, convex feasibility problem, variational inequality problem, and equilibrium problem. Our result complements and extends some recent results in literature.     

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.     

Parametric Method for Global Optimization

This paper considers constrained and unconstrained parametric global optimization problems in a real Hilbert space. We assume that the gradient of the cost functional is Lipschitz continuous but not smooth. A suitable choice of parameters implies the linear or superlinear (supergeometric) convergence of the iterative method. From the numerical experiments, we conclude that our algorithm is faster than other existing algorithms for continuous but nonsmooth problems, when applied to unconstrained global optimization problems. However, because we solve 2n + 1 subproblems for a large number n of independent variables, our algorithm is somewhat slower than other algorithms, when applied to constrained global optimization.This work was partially supported by the NATO Outreach Fellowship - Mathematics 219.33.We thank Professor Hans D. Mittelmann, Arizona State University, for cooperation and support.     

拟变分包含与不动点问题公共解的迭代算法

By introducing the resolvent operator associated with a maximal monotone mapping, the author obtains a strong convergence theorem of a generalized iterative algorithm for a class of quasi-variational inclusion problems, which extends and unifies some recent results.     

General System of A-Monotone Nonlinear Variational Inclusion Problems with Applications

Based on the notion of A–monotonicity, the solvability of a system of nonlinear variational inclusions using the resolvent operator technique is presented. The results obtained are new and general in nature.     

A generalization of the strong Fitzpatrick inequality

We present a generalization of the strong Fitzpatrick inequality in the context of reflexive Banach spaces, involving a twisted bigger conjugate function. We also introduce a related family of gap functions for maximal monotone inclusion problems.     

高阶常微分方程两点边值问题解的存在唯一性

用单调迭代方法给出了n阶常微分方程的两点边值问题解的存在唯一性．