Conditions under which the inf-convolution of f and g $f\square g\left(x\right):=in{f}_{y+z=x}(f\left(y\right)+g\left(z\right))$ has the cancellation property (i.e. f □ h ≡ g □ h implies f ≡ g) are treated in a convex analysis framework. In particular, we show that the set of strictly convex lower semicontinuous functions $f:X\to ℝ\cup +\infty$ on a reflexive Banach space such that $li{m}_{\parallel x\parallel \to \infty }f\left(x\right)/\parallel x\parallel =\infty$ constitutes a semigroup, with inf-convolution as multiplication, which can be embedded in the group of its quotients.

For convex continuous functions $f,g$ defined respectively in neighborhoods of points $x,y$ in a normed linear space, a formula for the distance between $\partial f\left(x\right)$ and $\partial g\left(y\right)$ in terms of $f,g$ (i.eẇithout using the dual) is proved. Some corollaries, like a new characterization of the subdifferential of a continuous convex function at a point, are given. This, together with a theorem from [4], implies a sufficient condition for a family of continuous convex functions on a barrelled normed linear space to be locally uniformly...

We establish the Euler-Lagrange inclusion of a nonsmooth integral functional defined on Orlicz-Sobolev spaces. This result is achieved through variational techniques in nonsmooth analysis and an integral representation formula for the Clarke generalized gradient of locally Lipschitz integral functionals defined on Orlicz spaces.

In the paper we investigate the regularity of the value function representing Hamilton–Jacobi equation: − Ut + H(t, x, U, − Ux) = 0 with a final condition: U(T,x) = g(x). Hamilton–Jacobi equation, in which the Hamiltonian H depends on the value of solution U, is represented by the value function with more complicated structure than the value function in Bolza problem. This function is described with the use of some class of Mayer problems related to the optimal control theory and the calculus of...

The paper concerns the study of tilt stability of local minimizers in standard problems of nonlinear programming. This notion plays an important role in both theoretical and numerical aspects of optimization and has drawn a lot of attention in optimization theory and its applications, especially in recent years. Under the classical Mangasarian-Fromovitz Constraint Qualification, we establish relationships between tilt stability and some other stability notions in constrained optimization. Involving...

We consider an elliptic boundary value problem with unilateral constraints and subdifferential boundary conditions. The problem describes the heat transfer in a domain $D\subset {ℝ}^d$ and its weak formulation is in the form of a hemivariational inequality for the temperature field, denoted by $𝒫$. We associate to Problem $𝒫$ an optimal control problem, denoted by $𝒬$. Then, using appropriate Tykhonov triples, governed by a nonlinear operator $G$ and a convex $\tilde{K}$, we provide results concerning the well-posedness of problems...