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Nonexpansive Mappings
Research Guide
What is Nonexpansive Mappings?
Nonexpansive mappings are operators T on a normed space satisfying ||Tx - Ty|| ≤ ||x - y|| for all x, y in the domain.
Research focuses on fixed-point iterations using firmly nonexpansive and averaged operators in Hilbert and Banach spaces. Key results establish weak and strong convergence of sequences like Krasnoselskii-Mann iterations. Over 10 foundational papers exceed 600 citations each, including Opial (1967, 2309 citations) and Bauschke-Combettes (2017, 3386 citations).
Why It Matters
Nonexpansive mappings underpin proximal algorithms for convex optimization in signal processing (Bauschke and Combettes, 2017). They enable convergence guarantees in machine learning solvers like subgradient extragradient methods for variational inequalities (Censor et al., 2010). Viscosity approximations improve iterative methods for Hamilton-Jacobi equations in control theory (Xu, 2004; Crandall and Lions, 1984).
Key Research Challenges
Strong Convergence in Banach Spaces
Weak convergence holds under Opial's condition, but strong convergence requires additional assumptions like uniform convexity (Opial, 1967; Schu, 1991). Asymptotically nonexpansive mappings complicate guarantees beyond Hilbert spaces (Goebel and Kirk, 1972).
Viscosity Methods Efficiency
Viscosity approximations converge strongly but parameter selection impacts speed (Xu, 2004). Balancing viscosity with nonexpansiveness remains open for semigroups (Suzuki, 2005).
Asymptotic Nonexpansiveness Control
Fixed-point theorems exist for asymptotically nonexpansive maps, but iteration sequences demand bounded perturbations (Goebel and Kirk, 1972; Schu, 1991).
Essential Papers
Convex Analysis and Monotone Operator Theory in Hilbert Spaces
Heinz H. Bauschke, Patrick L. Combettes · 2017 · CMS books in mathematics · 3.4K citations
Weak convergence of the sequence of successive approximations for nonexpansive mappings
Z. Opial · 1967 · Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society · 2.3K citations
Viscosity approximation methods for nonexpansive mappings
Hong‐Kun Xu · 2004 · Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications · 935 citations
A fixed point theorem for asymptotically nonexpansive mappings
K. Goebel, W. A. Kirk · 1972 · Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society · 901 citations
Let <italic>K</italic> be a subset of a Banach space <italic>X</italic>. A mapping <inline-formula content-type="math/mathml"> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="uppe...
The Subgradient Extragradient Method for Solving Variational Inequalities in Hilbert Space
Yair Censor, Aviv Gibali, Simeon Reich · 2010 · Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications · 828 citations
Weak and strong convergence to fixed points of asymptotically nonexpansive mappings
Jürgen Schu · 1991 · Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society · 748 citations
Let T be an asymptotically nonexpansive self-mapping of a closed bounded and convex subset of a uniformly convex Banach space which satisfies Opial's condition. It is shown that, under certain assu...
An Iterative Approach to Quadratic Optimization
Hong‐Kun Xu · 2003 · Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications · 633 citations
Reading Guide
Foundational Papers
Start with Opial (1967) for weak convergence basics (2309 citations), then Bauschke-Combettes (2017) for Hilbert space theory (3386 citations), followed by Goebel-Kirk (1972) for asymptotic extensions.
Recent Advances
Study Censor et al. (2010) subgradient extragradient (828 citations) and Suzuki (2005) semigroups (623 citations) for modern iterations.
Core Methods
Core techniques: Krasnoselskii-Mann iterations, viscosity approximations, subgradient extragradient, asymptotic fixed-point theorems (Xu, 2004; Censor et al., 2010).
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Research Agent uses citationGraph on Opial (1967) to map 2309-citing works, revealing clusters in Banach convergence; findSimilarPapers expands to Xu (2004) viscosity methods; exaSearch queries 'nonexpansive mappings Hilbert strong convergence' yielding Bauschke-Combettes (2017).
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Deep Research scans 50+ nonexpansive papers via citationGraph from Bauschke-Combettes (2017), generating structured convergence report. DeepScan applies 7-step CoVe to verify Xu (2004) viscosity claims with GRADE scoring. Theorizer synthesizes new iteration from Opial (1967) and Schu (1991) assumptions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What defines a nonexpansive mapping?
A mapping T satisfies ||Tx - Ty|| ≤ ||x - y|| for all x, y (Bauschke and Combettes, 2017).
What are main methods for fixed points?
Krasnoselskii-Mann iterations achieve weak convergence; viscosity methods ensure strong convergence (Opial, 1967; Xu, 2004).
What are key papers?
Opial (1967, 2309 citations) proves weak convergence; Goebel-Kirk (1972, 901 citations) handles asymptotic cases; Censor et al. (2010, 828 citations) develops extragradient.
What open problems exist?
Strong convergence without Opial condition in general Banach spaces; efficient parameters for asymptotic semigroups (Schu, 1991; Suzuki, 2005).
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