Operations Research Transactions ›› 2013, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (3): 73-85.

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Review on constraint qualifications and  optimality conditions for mathematical programs with equilibrium constraints

LI Jianling1, XIE Qin1, JIAN Jinbao2,*   

  1. 1. ;College of Mathematics and Information Science, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China 2. Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Yulin Normal University, Yulin 537000, Guangxi, China
  • Online:2013-09-15 Published:2013-09-15

Abstract: This is a survey on constraint qualifications and optimality conditions for mathematical programs with equilibrium constraints (MPEC for short). Some important international research results on constraint qualifications and the corresponding optimality conditions for MPEC are introduced. The context included are as follows: (1) Some constraint qualifications in common use for MPEC (e.g., MPEC-LICQ, MPEC-MFCQ) and some latest developed constraint qualifications (e.g., constant rank constraint qualifications), and their relationships; (2) Various stationary points for MPEC; (3) Optimality conditions for MPEC. Finally, we discuss some future research perspectives of constraint qualifications and optimality conditions for MPEC.

Key words: equilibrium constraint, mathematical programs, constraint qualification, stationary points, optimality conditions

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