Vector variational inequalities on Hadamard manifolds involving strongly geodesic convex functions

This paper is intended to study the vector variational inequalities on Hadamard manifolds. Generalized Minty and Stampacchia vector variational inequalities are introduced involving generalized subdifferential. Under strongly geodesic convexity, relations between solutions of these inequalities and a nonsmooth vector optimization problem are established. To illustrate the relationship between a solution of generalized weak Stampacchia vector variational inequality and weak efficiency of a nonsmooth vector optimization problem, a non-trivial example is presented.     

A projection-type method for variational inequalities on Hadamard manifolds and verification of solution existence

In this paper, we extend a projection-type method for variational inequalities from Euclidean spaces to Hadamard manifolds. The proposed method has the following nice features: (i) the algorithm is well defined whether the solution set of the problem is non-empty or not, under weak assumptions; (ii) if the solution set is non-empty, then the sequence generated by the method is convergent to the solution, which is closest to the initial point; and (iii) the existence of the solutions to variational inequalities can be verified through the behaviour of the generated sequence. The results presented in this paper generalize and improve some known results given in literatures.     

Existence results for a class of hemivariational inequality problems on Hadamard manifolds

In this paper, a class of hemivariational inequality problems are introduced and studied on Hadamard manifolds. Using the properties of Clarke’s generalized directional derivative and Fan-KKM lemma, an existence theorem of solution in connection with the hemivariational inequality problem is obtained when the constraint set is bounded. By employing some coercivity conditions and the properties of Clarke’s generalized directional derivative, an existence result and the boundedness of the set of solutions for the underlying problem are investigated when the constraint set is unbounded. Moreover, a sufficient and necessary condition for ensuring the nonemptiness of the set of solutions concerned with the hemivariational inequality problem is also given.     

Hadamard type inequality for quasiconvex functions in higher dimensions

In this article we study a Hadamard type inequality for nonnegative evenly quasiconvex functions. The approach of our study is based on the notion of abstract convexity. We also provide an explicit calculation to evaluate the asymptotically sharp constant associated with the inequality over a unit square in the two-dimensional plane.     

Vector optimization problems with nonconvex preferences

In this paper, some vector optimization problems are considered where pseudo-ordering relations are determined by nonconvex cones in Banach spaces. We give some characterizations of solution sets for vector complementarity problems and vector variational inequalities. When the nonconvex cone is the union of some convex cones, it is shown that the solution set of these problems is either an intersection or an union of the solution sets of all subproblems corresponding to each of these convex cones depending on whether these problems are defined by the nonconvex cone itself or its complement. Moreover, some relations of vector complementarity problems, vector variational inequalities, and minimal element problems are also given. While this paper was being revised in September 2006, Professor Alex Rubinov (the second author of the paper) left us due to the illness. This is a very sad news to us. We dedicate this paper to the memory of Professor Rubinov as a mathematician and truly friend.     

Existence of solutions for variational inequalities on Riemannian manifolds

We establish the existence and uniqueness results for variational inequality problems on Riemannian manifolds and solve completely the open problem proposed in [S.Z. Németh, Variational inequalities on Hadamard manifolds, Nonlinear Anal. 52 (2003) 1491–1498]. Also the relationships between the constrained optimization problem and the variational inequality problems as well as the projections on Riemannian manifolds are studied.     

Dynamical systems for solving variational inclusion and fixed point problems on Hadamard manifolds

In this paper, we investigate a new class of dynamical systems for solving variational inclusion and fixed point problems on Hadamard manifolds. Then we prove that the dynamical system has a unique solution under some suitable assumptions. Moreover, the global exponential stability and invariance property of the dynamical systems are also established. Our main results in this work are new and extend the existing ones in the literature.     

Rate of convergence for proximal point algorithms on Hadamard manifolds

In this paper, an estimate of convergence rate concerned with an inexact proximal point algorithm for the singularity of maximal monotone vector fields on Hadamard manifolds is discussed. We introduce a weaker growth condition, which is an extension of that of Luque from Euclidean spaces to Hadamard manifolds. Under the growth condition, we prove that the inexact proximal point algorithm has linear/superlinear convergence rate. The main results presented in this paper generalize and improve some corresponding known results.     

An inexact proximal point algorithm for maximal monotone vector fields on Hadamard manifolds

In this paper, an inexact proximal point algorithm concerned with the singularity of maximal monotone vector fields is introduced and studied on Hadamard manifolds, in which a relative error tolerance with squared summable error factors is considered. It is proved that the sequence generated by the proposed method is convergent to a solution of the problem. Moreover, an application to the optimization problem on Hadamard manifolds is given. The main results presented in this paper generalize and improve some corresponding known results given in the literature.     

Existence results for evolutionary inclusions and variational–hemivariational inequalities

We consider an abstract first-order evolutionary inclusion in a reflexive Banach space. The inclusion contains the sum of L-pseudomonotone operator and a maximal monotone operator. We provide an existence theorem which is a generalization of former results known in the literature. Next, we apply our result to the case of nonlinear variational–hemivariational inequalities considered in the setting of an evolution triple of spaces. We specify the multivalued operators in the problem and obtain existence results for several classes of variational–hemivariational inequality problems. Finally, we illustrate our existence result and treat a class of quasilinear parabolic problems under nonmonotone and multivalued flux boundary conditions.     

On Optimality Conditions for Henig Efficiency and Superefficiency in Vector Equilibrium Problems

Abstract

Necessary optimality conditions for local Henig efficient and superefficient solutions of vector equilibrium problems involving equality, inequality, and set constraints in Banach space with locally Lipschitz functions are established under a suitable constraint qualification via the Michel–Penot subdifferentials. With assumptions on generalized convexity, necessary conditions for Henig efficiency and superefficiency become sufficient ones. Some applications to vector variational inequalities and vector optimization problems are given as well.     

Fixed point methods for pseudomonotone variational inequalities involving strict pseudocontractions

We introduce a new iteration method for finding a common element of the set of solutions of a variational inequality problem and the set of fixed points of strict pseudocontractions in a real Hilbert space. The weak convergence of the iterative sequences generated by the method is obtained thanks to improve and extend some recent results under the assumptions that the cost mapping associated with the variational inequality problem only is pseudomonotone and not necessarily inverse strongly monotone. Finally, we present some numerical examples to illustrate the behaviour of the proposed algorithm.     

Maximal element with applications to Nash equilibrium problems in Hadamard manifolds

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this paper is to study the existence of maximal elements with applications to Nash equilibrium problems for generalized games in Hadamard manifolds. By employing a KKM lemma, we establish a new maximal element theorem in Hadamard manifolds. As applications, some existence results of Nash equilibria for generalized games are derived. The results in this paper unify, improve and extend some known results from the literature.     

Gap functions and global error bounds for set-valued variational inequalities

The set-valued variational inequality problem is very useful in economics theory and nonsmooth optimization. In this paper, we introduce some gap functions for set-valued variational inequality problems under suitable assumptions. By using these gap functions we derive global error bounds for the solution of the set-valued variational inequality problems. Our results not only generalize the previously known results for classical variational inequalities from single-valued case to set-valued, but also present a way to construct gap functions and derive global error bounds for set-valued variational inequality problems.     

Evolution Hemivariational Inequality with Hysteresis Operator in Higher Order Term

The authors study evolution hemivariational inequalities of semilinear type containing a hysteresis operator. For such problems we establish an existence result by reducing the order of the equation and then by the use of the time-discretization procedure.     

Equivalent differentiable optimization problems and descent methods for asymmetric variational inequality problems

Whether or not the general asymmetric variational inequality problem can be formulated as a differentiable optimization problem has been an open question. This paper gives an affirmative answer to this question. We provide a new optimization problem formulation of the variational inequality problem, and show that its objective function is continuously differentiable whenever the mapping involved in the latter problem is continuously differentiable. We also show that under appropriate assumptions on the latter mapping, any stationary point of the optimization problem is a global optimal solution, and hence solves the variational inequality problem. We discuss descent methods for solving the equivalent optimization problem and comment on systems of nonlinear equations and nonlinear complementarity problems.     

Golden ratio algorithms with new stepsize rules for variational inequalities

In this paper, we introduce two golden ratio algorithms with new stepsize rules for solving pseudomonotone and Lipschitz variational inequalities in finite dimensional Hilbert spaces. The presented stepsize rules allow the resulting algorithms to work without the prior knowledge of the Lipschitz constant of operator. The first algorithm uses a sequence of stepsizes that is previously chosen, diminishing, and nonsummable, while the stepsizes in the second one are updated at each iteration and by a simple computation. A special point is that the sequence of stepsizes generated by the second algorithm is separated from zero. The convergence and the convergence rate of the proposed algorithms are established under some standard conditions. Also, we give several numerical results to show the behavior of the algorithms in comparison with other algorithms.     

Stability of weak vector variational inequality

In this paper, a key assumption is introduced by virtue of a parametric gap function. Then, by using the key assumption, sufficient conditions of the continuity and Hausdorff continuity of a solution set map for a parametric weak vector variational inequality are obtained in Banach spaces with the objective space being finite-dimensional.