Maximality of sums of two maximal monotone operators in general Banach space

Borwein, FRSC, Jonathan

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-07-08960-5

Maximality of sums of two maximal monotone operators in general Banach space
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Abstract:

We combine methods from convex analysis, based on a function of Simon Fitzpatrick, with a fine recent idea due to Voisei, to prove maximality of the sum of two maximal monotone operators in Banach space under various natural domain and transversality conditions.

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