Existence Theorems of Hartman–Stampacchia Type for Hemivariational Inequalities and Applications

We give some versions of theorems of Hartman-Stampacchia's type for the case of Hemivariational Inequalities on compact or on closed and convex subsets in infinite and finite dimensional Banach spaces. Several problems from Nonsmooth Mechanics are solved with these abstract results.     

Optimal Control of Elliptic Variational–Hemivariational Inequalities

This paper establishes a bridge between set optimization problems and vector Ky Fan inequality problems. We introduce a general model, called the bifunction-set optimization problem, that provides a unifying framework for the above-mentioned problems. An existence result in our model is obtained, with the help of KKM–Fan’s lemma. As applications, we derive some new or sharper existence results for set optimization problems and generalized vector Ky Fan inequalities with efficient solutions.     

Well-posedness for a Class of Variational–Hemivariational Inequalities with Perturbations

In this paper, we consider an extension of well-posedness for a minimization problem to a class of variational–hemivariational inequalities with perturbations. We establish some metric characterizations for the well-posed variational–hemivariational inequality and give some conditions under which the variational–hemivariational inequality is strongly well-posed in the generalized sense. Under some mild conditions, we also prove the equivalence between the well-posedness of variational–hemivariational inequality and the well-posedness of corresponding inclusion problem.     

Auxiliary Principle and Iterative Algorithms for Lions-Stampacchia Variational Inequalities

In this paper, we extend the auxiliary principle (Cohen in J. Optim. Theory Appl. 49:325–333, 1988) to study a class of Lions-Stampacchia variational inequalities in Hilbert spaces. Our method consists in approximating, in the subproblems, the nonsmooth convex function by a sequence of piecewise linear and convex functions, as in the bundle method for nonsmooth optimization. This makes the subproblems more tractable. We show the existence of a solution for this Lions-Stampacchia variational inequality and explain how to build a new iterative scheme and a new stopping criterion. This iterative scheme and criterion are different from those commonly used in the special case of nonsmooth optimization. We study also the convergence of iterative sequences generated by the algorithm. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10671135), the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (20060610005), the National Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Education Department of China (07ZB068) and the Open Fund (PLN0703) of State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation (Southwest Petroleum University).     

The Generalized KKM Map and Its Applications to Variational Inequalities

In this paper,applying the concept of generalized KKM map,we study problems ofvariational inequalities.We weaken convexity(concavity)conditions for a functional of two variables■(x,y)in the general variational inequalities.Last,we show a proof of non-topological degree meth-od of acute angle principle about monotone operator as an application of these results.     

Boundedness of Solutions for Elliptic Variational Inequalities

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Hybrid Steepest Descent Methods for Zeros of Nonlinear Operators with Applications to Variational Inequalities

In this paper, the hybrid steepest descent methods are extended to develop new iterative schemes for finding the zeros of bounded, demicontinuous and φ-strongly accretive mappings in uniformly smooth Banach spaces. Two iterative schemes are proposed. Strong convergence results are established and applications to variational inequalities are given. In this research, the first author was partially supported by the National Science Foundation of China (10771141), Ph.D. Program Foundation of Ministry of Education of China (20070270004), and Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (075105118). The third author was partially supported by Grant NSC 96-2628-E-110-014-MY3.     

Parabolic Omori–Yau Maximum Principle for Mean Curvature Flow and Some Applications

We derive a parabolic version of Omori–Yau maximum principle for a proper mean curvature flow when the ambient space has lower bound on \(\ell \)-sectional curvature. We apply this to show that the image of Gauss map is preserved under a proper mean curvature flow in euclidean spaces with uniformly bounded second fundamental forms. This generalizes the result of Wang (Math Res Lett 10:287–299, 2003) for compact immersions. We also prove a Omori–Yau maximum principle for properly immersed self-shrinkers, which improves a result in Chen et al. (Ann Glob Anal Geom 46:259–279, 2014).     

Wiener–Hopf Equations Technique for Quasimonotone Variational Inequalities

In this paper, we use the Wiener–Hopf equations technique to suggest and analyze new iterative methods for solving general quasimonotone variational inequalities. These new methods differ from previous known methods for solving variational inequalities.     

Noncoercive Variational–Hemivariational Inequalities: Existence,Approximation by Double Regularization,and Application to Nonmonotone Contact Problems

Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications - We study noncoercive nonlinear variational–hemivariational inequalities that encompass semicoercive nonlinear monotone variational...     

Predictor–Corrector Methods for General Regularized Nonconvex Variational Inequalities

This paper is devoted to the study of a new class of nonconvex variational inequalities, named general regularized nonconvex variational inequalities. By using the auxiliary principle technique, a new modified predictor–corrector iterative algorithm for solving general regularized nonconvex variational inequalities is suggested and analyzed. The convergence of the iterative algorithm is established under the partially relaxed monotonicity assumption. As a consequence, the algorithm and results presented in the paper overcome incorrect algorithms and results existing in the literature.     

Geometric Properties of Symmetric Spaces with Applications to Orlicz–Lorentz Spaces

We deal with the basic convexity properties –rotundity, and uniform, local uniform and full rotundity –- for symmetric spaces. A characterization of Orlicz–Lorentz spaces with the Kadec–Klee property for pointwise convergence is given. These results are applied to obtain criteria of convexity properties for Orlicz–Lorentz sequence spaces, and some new proofs of the sufficiency part of criteria for rotundity and uniform rotundity for Orlicz–Lorentz function spaces.     

Some L~γ Inequalities for the Polar Derivative of a Polynomial

In this paper,we consider an operator D_α which maps a polynomial P(z)in to D_αP(z):=np(z) +(α-z)P'(z),where α∈■ and obtain some L~γ inequalities for lucanary polynomials having zeros in |z|≤k≤1.Our results yields several generalizations and refinements of many known results and also provide an alternative proof of a result due to Dewan et al.[7],which is independent of Laguerre's theorem.     

On the Finite Convergence of Newton-type Methods for P0 Atone Variational Inequalities

Based on the techniques used in non-smooth Newton methods and regularized smoothing Newton methods, a Newton-type algorithm is proposed for solving the P0 affine variational inequality problem. Under mild conditions, the algorithm can find an exact solution of the P0 affine variational inequality problem in finite steps. Preliminary numerical results indicate that the algorithm is promising.     

Existence Results for a Class of Periodic Evolution Variational Inequalities

In this paper,using the Brouwer topological degree,the authors prove an existence result for finite variational inequalities.This approach is also used to obtain the existence of periodic solutions for a class of evolution variational inequalities.     

Vector Variational Inequalities Involving Set-valued Mappings via Scalarization with Applications to Error Bounds for Gap Functions

In this paper, by using the scalarization approach of Konnov, several kinds of strong and weak scalar variational inequalities (SVI and WVI) are introduced for studying strong and weak vector variational inequalities (SVVI and WVVI) with set-valued mappings, and their gap functions are suggested. The equivalence among SVVI, WVVI, SVI, WVI is then established under suitable conditions and the relations among their gap functions are analyzed. These results are finally applied to the error bounds for gap functions. Some existence theorems of global error bounds for gap functions are obtained under strong monotonicity and several characterizations of global (respectively local) error bounds for the gap functions are derived.     

Muckenhoupt Ap-properties of Distance Functions and Applications to Hardy–Sobolev -type Inequalities

Potential Analysis - Let X be a metric space equipped with a doubling measure. We consider weights w(x) = dist(x,E)?α, where E is a closed set in X and $alpha in mathbb {R}$ . We...