(1) Department of Econometrics and Operations Research, Tilburg University, P.O. Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands
Abstract:
Complementarity systems consist of ordinary differential equations coupled to complementarity conditions. They form a class of nonsmooth dynamical systems that is of use in mechanical and electrical engineering as well as in optimization and in other fields. The paper illustrates how complementarity systems arise in mathematical programming by means of a number of examples of various nature. This is followed by a brief survey of the results that are available concerning existence, uniqueness, and generation of solutions. The emphasis in this paper is on linear complementarity systems.
