Mathematics – Functional Analysis
Scientific paper
2009-02-06
Mathematics
Functional Analysis
Scientific paper
The question whether or not the sum of two maximal monotone operators is maximal monotone under Rockafellar's constraint qualification - that is, whether or not "the sum theorem" is true - is the most famous open problem in Monotone Operator Theory. In his 2008 monograph "From Hahn-Banach to Monotonicity", Stephen Simons asked whether or not the sum theorem holds for the special case of a maximal monotone linear operator and a normal cone operator of a closed convex set provided that the interior of the set makes a nonempty intersection with the domain of the linear operator. In this note, we provide an affirmative answer to Simons' question. In fact, we show that the sum theorem is true for a maximal monotone linear relation and a normal cone operator. The proof relies on Rockafellar's formula for the Fenchel conjugate of the sum as well as some results featuring the Fitzpatrick function.
Bauschke Heinz H.
Wang Xianfu
Yao Liangjin
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