On the well-posedness of variational-like inequality problems involving bifunctions
摘要
This study examines the well-posedness and generalized well-posedness of variational-like inequality problems governed by a bifunction h, within the framework of higher-order strong invariant monotonicity. The key contribution is a two-step approach: well-posedness characterizations are first obtained for a Minty-type problem perturbed by a norm term tailored to the higher-order structure, and these results are then used to derive corresponding characterizations for the unperturbed Stampacchia formulation via higher-order strong invariant monotonicity. The Stampacchia analysis employs a modified approximating sequence with an embedded norm term, ensuring consistency with the perturbed Minty framework. We further introduce higher-order strong h-invexity and its generalizations, relate them to corresponding notions of strong invariant monotonicity, and use these concepts to connect the solutions of Stampacchia- and Minty-type problems with higher-order strict minimizers of a scalar optimization problem.