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The range of the Douglas-Rachford operator in infinite-dimensional Hilbert spaces

Optimization and Control 2022-06-16 v1 Functional Analysis

Abstract

The Douglas-Rachford algorithm is one of the most prominent splitting algorithms for solving convex optimization problems. Recently, the method has been successful in finding a generalized solution (provided that one exists) for optimization problems in the inconsistent case, i.e., when a solution does not exist. The convergence analysis of the inconsistent case hinges on the study of the range of the displacement operator associated with the Douglas-Rachford splitting operator and the corresponding minimal displacement vector. In this paper, we provide a formula for the range of the Douglas-Rachford splitting operator in (possibly) infinite-dimensional Hilbert space under mild assumptions on the underlying operators. Our new results complement known results in finite-dimensional Hilbert spaces. Several examples illustrate and tighten our conclusions.

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@article{arxiv.2206.07204,
  title  = {The range of the Douglas-Rachford operator in infinite-dimensional Hilbert spaces},
  author = {Walaa M. Moursi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2206.07204},
  year   = {2022}
}