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We consider the application of the globalized semismooth Newton method to the solution of (the KKT conditions of) quasi variational inequalities. We show that the method is globally and locally superlinearly convergent for some important classes of quasi variational inequality problems. We report numerical results to illustrate the practical behavior of the method.
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Facchinei, F., Kanzow, C., Karl, S. et al. The semismooth Newton method for the solution of quasi-variational inequalities. Comput Optim Appl 62, 85–109 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10589-014-9686-4
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Keywords
- Quasi-variational inequality
- KKT conditions
- Semismooth method
- Global convergence
- Superlinear convergence