Properties of the generalized \(f\)-projection operator and its applications in Banach spaces (Q2460596)

The concept of a generalized \(f\)-projection operator was introduced by the authors in [Bull.\ Aust.\ Math.\ Soc.\ 73, No.\,2, 307--317 (2006; Zbl 1104.47053)]. In the present paper, they show that the generalized \(f\)-projection operator is a generalization of the resolvent operator for the subdifferential \(\partial f\) of a proper, convex and lower semi-continuous functional \(f\) from Hilbert spaces to Banach spaces. From this result, it is deduced that the generalized \(f\)-projection operator is maximal monotone. In the final section of the paper, the authors investigate an iterative method of approximating solutions for a class of generalized variational inequalities and give a convergence result for the iterative method in uniformly convex and uniformly smooth Banach spaces.