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We consider a general system of equilibrium type problems which can be viewed as an extension of Lagrangean primal-dual equilibrium problems. We propose to solve the system by an inexact proximal point method, which converges to a solution under monotonicity assumptions. In order to make the method implementable, we suggest to make use of a dual descent algorithm and utilize gap functions for ensuring satisfactory accuracy of certain auxiliary problems. Some examples of applications are also given.
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Konnov, I.V. (2006). Application of the Proximal Point Method to a System of Extended Primal-Dual Equilibrium Problems. In: Seeger, A. (eds) Recent Advances in Optimization. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, vol 563. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28258-0_6
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