On numerical solution of hemivariational inequalities by nonsmooth optimization methods

In this paper we consider numerical solution of hemivariational inequalities (HVI) by using nonsmooth, nonconvex optimization methods. First we introduce a finite element approximation of (HVI) and show that it can be transformed to a problem of finding a substationary point of the corresponding potential function. Then we introduce a proximal budle method for nonsmooth nonconvex and constrained optimization. Numerical results of a nonmonotone contact problem obtained by the developed methods are also presented.     

Analysis of a time discretization for an implicit variational inequality modelling dynamic contact problems with friction

Some dynamic contact problems with friction can be formulated as an implicit variational inequality. A time discretization of such an inequality is given here, thus giving rise to a so‐called incremental solution. The convergence of the incremental solution is established, and then the limit is shown to be the unique solution of the variational inequality. This paper contains therefore not only some new results concerning the numerical aspect of some models of contact and friction but also a constructive existence result. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Prox-regularization and solution of ill-posed elliptic variational inequalities

In this paper new methods for solving elliptic variational inequalities with weakly coercive operators are considered. The use of the iterative prox-regularization coupled with a successive discretization of the variational inequality by means of a finite element method ensures well-posedness of the auxiliary problems and strong convergence of their approximate solutions to a solution of the original problem.In particular, regularization on the kernel of the differential operator and regularization with respect to a weak norm of the space are studied. These approaches are illustrated by two nonlinear problems in elasticity theory.     

具有非单调摩擦热弹性接触问题的有限元法

给出了一个变形体和刚性基础之间用双边摩擦表达其接触性质的、静态热弹性问题的方程式及其近似解法.以非单调、多值性表示该摩擦定律.忽略了问题的耦合效应,则问题的传热部分与弹性部分各自独立处理.位移矢量公式化为非凸的次静态问题,用局部Lipschitz连续函数来表示变形体的总势能.用有限单元法近似求解全部问题.     

Asymmetric Poincaré inequalities and solvability of capillarity problems

In this paper we first establish an asymmetric version of the Poincaré inequality in the space of bounded variation functions, and then, basically relying on this result, we discuss the existence, the non-existence and the multiplicity of bounded variation solutions of a class of capillarity problems with asymmetric perturbations.     

A differential variational inequality in the study of contact problems with wear

We start with a mathematical model which describes the sliding contact of a viscoelastic body with a moving foundation. The contact is frictional and the wear of the contact surfaces is taken into account. We prove that this model leads to a differential variational inequality in which the unknowns are the displacement field and the wear function. Then, inspired by this model, we consider a general differential variational inequality in reflexive Banach spaces, governed by four parameters. We prove the unique solvability of the inequality as well as the continuous dependence of its solution with respect to the parameters. The proofs are based on arguments of monotonicity, compactness, convex analysis and lower semicontinuity. Then, we apply these abstract results to the mathematical model of contact for which we deduce the existence of a unique solution as well as the existence of optimal control for an associate optimal control problem. We also present the corresponding mechanical interpretations.     

A class of implicit variational inequalities and applications to frictional contact

This paper deals with the mathematical and numerical analysis of a class of abstract implicit evolution variational inequalities. The results obtained here can be applied to a large variety of quasistatic contact problems in linear elasticity, including unilateral contact or normal compliance conditions with friction. In particular, a quasistatic unilateral contact problem with nonlocal friction is considered. An algorithm is derived and some numerical examples are presented. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Lagrange Multipliers and mixed formulations for some inequality constrained variational inequalities and some nonsmooth unilateral problems

Abstract

This paper addresses a class of inequality constrained variational inequalities and nonsmooth unilateral variational problems. We present mixed formulations arising from Lagrange multipliers. First we treat in a reflexive Banach space setting the canonical case of a variational inequality that has as essential ingredients a bilinear form and a non-differentiable sublinear, hence convex functional and linear inequality constraints defined by a convex cone. We extend the famous Brezzi splitting theorem that originally covers saddle point problems with equality constraints, only, to these nonsmooth problems and obtain independent Lagrange multipliers in the subdifferential of the convex functional and in the ordering cone of the inequality constraints. For illustration of the theory we provide and investigate an example of a scalar nonsmooth boundary value problem that models frictional unilateral contact problems in linear elastostatics. Finally we discuss how this approach to mixed formulations can be further extended to variational problems with nonlinear operators and equilibrium problems, and moreover, to hemivariational inequalities.     

Approximate solutions and optimality conditions of vector variational inequalities in Banach spaces

In this paper, we introduce and discuss the notion of ε-solutions of vector variational inequalities. Using convex analysis and nonsmooth analysis, we provide some sufficient conditions and necessary conditions for a point to be an ε-solution of vector variational inequalities.      

A viscosity of extragradient approximation method for finding equilibrium problems, variational inequalities and fixed point problems for nonexpansive mappings

In this paper, we investigate the problem for finding the set of solutions for equilibrium problems, the set of solutions of the variational inequalities for k-Lipschitz continuous mappings and fixed point problems for nonexpansive mappings in a Hilbert space. We introduce a new viscosity extragradient approximation method which is based on the so-called viscosity approximation method and extragradient method. We show that the sequence converges strongly to a common element of the above three sets under some parameters controlling conditions. Finally, we utilize our results to study some convergence problems for finding the zeros of maximal monotone operators. Our results are generalization and extension of the results of Kumam [P. Kumam, Strong convergence theorems by an extragradient method for solving variational inequalities and equilibrium problems in a Hilbert space, Turk. J. Math. 33 (2009) 85–98], Wangkeeree [R. Wangkeeree, An extragradient approximation method for equilibrium problems and fixed point problems of a countable family of nonexpansive mappings, Fixed Point Theory and Applications, 2008, Article ID 134148, 17 pages, doi:10.1155/2008/134148], Yao et al. [Y. Yao, Y.C. Liou, R. Chen, A general iterative method for an finite family of nonexpansive mappings, Nonlinear Analysis 69 (5–6) (2008) 1644–1654], Qin et al. [X. Qin, M. Shang, Y. Su, A general iterative method for equilibrium problems and fixed point problems in Hilbert spaces, Nonlinear Analysis (69) (2008) 3897–3909], and many others.     

Examples of bifurcation of periodic solutions to variational inequalities in \mathbb{R}^\kappa

A bifurcation problem for variational inequalities

Scalarization of set-valued optimization problems and variational inequalities in topological vector spaces

This paper deals with set-valued vector optimization problems and set-valued vector variational inequalities in topological vector spaces, and provides some scalarization approaches for these problems by means of the polar cone and Gerstewitz’s scalarization functions.     

Weak sharpness for set-valued variational inequalities and applications to finite termination of iterative algorithms

In this paper, we introduce the notion of weak sharpness for set-valued variational inequalities in the n-dimensional Euclidean space and then present some characterizations of weak sharpness. We also give some examples to illustrate this notion. Under the assumption of weak sharpness, by using the inner limit of a set sequence we establish a sufficient and necessary condition to guarantee the finite termination of an arbitrary algorithm for solving a set-valued variational inequality involving maximal monotone mappings. As an application, we show that the sequence generated by the hybrid projection-proximal point algorithm proposed by Solodov and Svaiter terminates at solutions in a finite number of iterations. These obtained results extend some known results of classical variational inequalities.     

Exceptional family of elements and solvability of variational inequalities for mappings defined only on closed convex cones in Banach spaces

In this paper, we generalize the concept of exceptional family of elements for a completely continuous field from Hilbert spaces to Banach spaces and we study the solvability of the variational inequalities with respect to a mapping f that is from a closed convex cone of a Banach space B to the dual space B^∗ by applying the generalized projection operator πK and by using the Leray-Schauder type alternative.     

Strong convergence theorem of an iterative method for variational inequalities and fixed point problems in Hilbert spaces

In this paper, we introduce a new iteration method based on the hybrid method in mathematical programming and the descent-like method for finding a common element of the set of solutions for a variational inequality and the set of fixed points for a nonexpansive mapping in Hilbert spaces. Our method modifies and improves some methods in literature.     

Variational inequalities of multilayer viscoelastic systems with interlayer Tresca friction: Existence and uniqueness of solution and convergence of numerical solution

The mathematical model of multilayer viscoelastic system based on the actual structure of asphalt pavement and the properties of its numerical solutions are studied. Firstly, based on the partial differential equations, the variational inequality model of the multilayer viscoelastic system is derived, and the existence and uniqueness of its solutions are further proved. Then, based on the finite element theory, the convergence property and error analysis of the semi-discrete numerical solutions of the variational inequalities are further studied. Finally, the convergence and error analysis of the fully discrete numerical solutions of the variational inequalities are derived by the forward difference method. The conclusion of the above error analysis also confirms the feasibility of studying the mechanical response of asphalt pavement based on variational inequality.     

Hybrid iterative scheme by a relaxed extragradient method for solutions of equilibrium problems and a general system of variational inequalities with application to optimization

In this paper, we introduce a new iterative process for finding the common element of the set of fixed points of a nonexpansive mapping, the set of solutions of an equilibrium problem and the solutions of the variational inequality problem for two inverse-strongly monotone mappings. We introduce a new viscosity relaxed extragradient approximation method which is based on the so-called relaxed extragradient method and the viscosity approximation method. We show that the sequence converges strongly to a common element of the above three sets under some parametric controlling conditions. Moreover, using the above theorem, we can apply to finding solutions of a general system of variational inequality and a zero of a maximal monotone operator in a real Hilbert space. The results of this paper extended, improved and connected with the results of Ceng et al., [L.-C. Ceng, C.-Y. Wang, J.-C. Yao, Strong convergence theorems by a relaxed extragradient method for a general system of variational inequalities, Math. Meth. Oper. Res. 67 (2008), 375–390], Plubtieng and Punpaeng, [S. Plubtieng, R. Punpaeng, A new iterative method for equilibrium problems and fixed point problems of nonexpansive mappings and monotone mappings, Appl. Math. Comput. 197 (2) (2008) 548–558] Su et al., [Y. Su, et al., An iterative method of solution for equilibrium and optimization problems, Nonlinear Anal. 69 (8) (2008) 2709–2719], Li and Song [Liwei Li, W. Song, A hybrid of the extragradient method and proximal point algorithm for inverse strongly monotone operators and maximal monotone operators in Banach spaces, Nonlinear Anal.: Hybrid Syst. 1 (3) (2007), 398-413] and many others.     

Existence,compactness, and connectedness of solution sets to nonlocal and impulsive Cauchy problems

In this paper, by using some well-known inequalities and Schaefer fixed point theorem, we show existence results for impulsive Cauchy problems with nonlocal conditions. The compactness of solution sets can be shown in some certain conditions. Moreover, connectedness of solution sets to impulsive Cauchy problems is shown.     

Further applications of a splitting algorithm to decomposition in variational inequalities and convex programming

A classical method for solving the variational inequality problem is the projection algorithm. We show that existing convergence results for this algorithm follow from one given by Gabay for a splitting algorithm for finding a zero of the sum of two maximal monotone operators. Moreover, we extend the projection algorithm to solveany monotone affine variational inequality problem. When applied to linear complementarity problems, we obtain a matrix splitting algorithm that is simple and, for linear/quadratic programs, massively parallelizable. Unlike existing matrix splitting algorithms, this algorithm converges under no additional assumption on the problem. When applied to generalized linear/quadratic programs, we obtain a decomposition method that, unlike existing decomposition methods, can simultaneously dualize the linear constraints and diagonalize the cost function. This method gives rise to highly parallelizable algorithms for solving a problem of deterministic control in discrete time and for computing the orthogonal projection onto the intersection of convex sets.This research is partially supported by the U.S. Army Research Office, contract DAAL03-86-K-0171 (Center for Intelligent Control Systems), and by the National Science Foundation under grant NSF-ECS-8519058.Thanks are due to Professor J.-S. Pang for his helpful comments.     

Unique solvability and exponential stability of differential hemivariational inequalities

ABSTRACT

In this paper, we study a differential hemivariational inequality (DHVI, for short) in the framework of reflexive Banach spaces. Our aim is three fold. The first one is to investigate the existence and the uniqueness of mild solution, by applying a general fixed-point principle. The second one is to study its exponential stability, by employing the formula for the variation of parameters and inequality techniques. Finally, the third aim is to illustrate an application of our abstract results in the study of an initial and boundary value problem which describes the contact of an elastic rod with an obstacle.