A new condition for maximal monotonicity via representative functions (Q2372163)

Using the representative functions of the operators involved, the authors establish some sufficient conditions for the maximal monotonicity of the operator \(S+A^*TA\), where \(S:X \rightrightarrows X^*\), \(T:Y \rightrightarrows Y^*\) are two maximal monotone operators, \(A:X\to Y\) is a linear continuous mapping, and \(X\), \(Y\) are reflexive Banach spaces. The conditions are weaker than those which have been given by the authors before [cf. SIAM J.~Optim. 17, No. 4, 1239--1252 (2007; Zbl 1133.47038); Numer. Funct. Anal. Optimization 28, No. 1--2, 27--41 (2007; Zbl 1119.47051)]. In particular, they re-obtain known sufficient conditions by using the Fitzpatrick function for the maximal monotonicity of the sum of two maximal monotone operators and for the precomposition of a maximal monotone operator with a linear operator.