1. Introduction and preliminaries

Throughout this article, we always assume that H1, H2 are real Hilbert spaces, "→", "⇀" are denoted by strong and weak convergence, respectively, and F(T) is the fixed point set of a mapping T.

Let G be a nonempty closed convex subset of H1 and T : GG a mapping.

T is said to be a contraction if there exists a constant α ∈ (0,1) such that

T x - T y α x - y , x , y G .
(1.1)

Banach contraction principle guarantees that every contractive mapping defined on complete metric spaces has a unique fixed point.

T is said to be a weak contraction if

T x - T y x - y - ψ x - y , x , y G .
(1.2)

where ψ : [0, ∞) → [0, ∞) is a continuous and nondecreasing function such that ψ is positive on (0, ∞), ψ(0) = 0, and limt→∞ψ(t) = ∞. We remark that the class of weak contractions was introduced by Alber and Guerre-Delabriere [1]. In 2001, Rhoades [2] showed that every weak contraction defined on complete metric spaces has a unique fixed point.

T is said to be nonexpansive if

T x - T y x - y , x , y G .
(1.3)

T is said to be asymptotically nonexpansive if there exists a sequence {k n } ⊂ [1, ∞) with k n → 1 as n → ∞ such that

T n x - T n y κ n x - y , n 1 , x , y G .
(1.4)

The class of asymptotically nonexpansive mappings was introduced by Goebel and Kirk [3] as a generalization of the class of nonexpansive mappings. They proved that if G is a nonempty closed convex bounded subset of a real uniformly convex Banach space and T is an asymptotically nonexpansive mapping on G, then T has a fixed point.

T is said to be total asymptotically nonexpansive if

T n x - T n y x - y + μ n ϕ x - y + ξ n , n 1 , x , y G .
(1.5)

where ϕ : [0, ∞) → [0, ∞) is a continuous and strictly increasing function with ϕ(0) = 0, and {μ n } and {ξ n } are nonnegative real sequences such that μ n → 0 and ξ n → 0 as n → ∞. The class of mapping was introduced by Alber et al. [4]. From the definition, we see that the class of total asymptotically nonexpansive mappings includes the class of asymptotically nonexpansive mappings as special cases, see [5, 6] for more details.

T is said to be strictly pseudocontractive if there exists a constant κ ∈ [0, 1) such that

T x - T y 2 x - y 2 + κ I - T x - I - T y 2 , x , y G .
(1.6)

The class of strict pseudocontractions was introduced by Browder and Petryshyn [7] in a real Hilbert space. In 2007, Marino and Xu [8] obtained a weak convergence theorem for the class of strictly pseudocontractive mappings, see [8] for more details.

T is said to be an asymptotically strict pseudocontraction if there exist a constant κ ∈ [0, 1) and a sequence {k n } ⊂ [1, ∞) with k n → 1 as n → ∞ such that

T n x - T n y 2 κ n x - y 2 + κ I - T n x - I - T n y 2 , n 1 , x , y G .
(1.7)

The class of asymptotically strict pseudocontractions was introduced by Qihou [9] in 1996. Kim and Xu [10] proved that the class of asymptotically strict pseudocontractions is demiclosed at the origin and also obtained a weak convergence theorem for the class of mappings; see [10] for more details.

In this article, we introduce the following mapping.

Definition 1.1 Let H be a real Hilbert space, and G be a nonempty closed convex subset of H. A mapping T : GG is said to be (κ, {μ n }, {ξ n }, ϕ)-total asymptotically strict pseudocontractive, if there exists a constant κ ∈ [0, 1) and sequences {μ n } ⊂ [0, ∞), {ξ n } ⊂ [0, ∞) with μ n → 0 and ξ n → 0 as n → ∞, and a continuous and strictly increasing function ϕ : [0, ∞) → [0, ∞) with ϕ(0) = 0 such that

T n x - T n y 2 x - y 2 + κ x - y - T n x - T n y 2 + μ n ϕ x - y + ξ n , n 1 , x , y G .
(1.8)

Now, we give an example of total asymptotically strict pseudocontractive mapping.

Let C be a unit ball in a real Hilbert space l2and let T : CC be a mapping defined by

T : x 1 , x 2 , . . . , 0 , x 1 2 , a 2 x 2 , a 3 x 3 , . . . ,

where {a i } is a sequence in (0, 1) such that i = 2 a i = 1 2 .

It is proven in Goebal and Kirk [3] that

  1. (i)

    T x - T y 2 x - y , x , y C ;

  2. (ii)

    T n x - T n y 2 j = 2 n a j x - y ,x,yC,n2..

Denote by κ 1 1 2 = 2 , κ n 1 2 = 2 j = 2 n a j , n 2 , then

lim n k n = lim n 2 j = 2 n a j 2 = 1 .

Letting μ n = κ n - 1 ,n1,ϕ ( t ) = t 2 ,t0,κ=0 and {ξ n } be a nonnegative real sequence with ξ n → 0, then x , y C , n 1 , we have

T n x - T n y 2 x - y 2 + μ n ϕ x - y + κ x - y - T n x - T n y 2 + ξ n .

Remark 1.2 If ϕ(λ) = λ2 and ξ n = 0, then total asymptotically strict pseudocontractive mapping is asymptotically strict pseudocontraction mapping.

It is easy to see the following proposition holds.

Proposition 1.3 Let T : GG be a (κ, {μ n }, {ξ n }, ϕ)-total asymptotically strict pseudocontractive mapping. If F ( T ) , then for each qF(T) and for each xG, the following inequalities hold and are equivalent:

x - q , T n x - q κ + 1 2 k x - q 2 + κ - 1 2 k T n x - q 2 + μ n 2 κ ϕ x - q + ξ n 2 κ ;
(1.9)
x - T n x , x - q 1 - κ 2 T n x - x 2 - μ n 2 ϕ x - q - ξ n 2 ;
(1.10)
x - T n x , q - T n x κ + 1 2 T n x - x 2 + μ n 2 ϕ x - q + ξ n 2 .
(1.11)

The split feasibility problem (SFP) in finite-dimensional spaces was first introduced by Censor and Elfving [11] for modeling inverse problems which arise from phase retrievals and in medical image reconstruction [12]. Recently, it has been found that the SFP can also be used in various disciplines such as image restoration, computer tomograph, and radiation therapy treatment planning [1315].

The SFP in an infinite-dimensional Hilbert space can be found in [12, 14, 1618].

The purpose of this article is to introduce and study the following multiple-set SFP(MSSFP) for total asymptotically strict pseudocontraction in the framework of infinite-dimensional Hilbert spaces:

f i n d x * C s u c h t h a t A x * Q ,
(1.12)

where A : H1H2 is a bounded linear operator, S i : H1H1 and T i : H2H2, i = 1, 2, ..., N are mappings, C: i = 1 N F ( S i ) and Q: i = 1 N F ( T i ) . In the sequel, we use Γ to denote the set of solutions of (MSSFP)--(1.12), i.e.,

Γ = { x C , A x Q } .
(1.13)

To prove our main results, we first recall some definitions, notations, and conclusions.

Let E be a Banach space. A mapping T : EE is said to be demi-closed at origin, if for any sequence {x n } ⊂ E with x n x* and ||(I - T)x n || → 0, then x* = Tx*.

A Banach space E is said to have the Opial property, if for any sequence {x n } with x n x*, then

liminf n x n - x * < liminf n x n - y , y E with y x * .

Remark 1.4 It is well known that each Hilbert space possesses the Opial property.

Definition 1.5 Let H bea real Hilbert space.

  1. (1)

    A mapping T : HH is said to be uniformly L-Lipschitzian, if there exists a constant L > 0, such that

    T n x - T n y L x - y , x , y H and n 1 .
  2. (2)

    A mapping T : HH is said to be semi-compact, if for any bounded sequence {x n } ⊂ H with limn→∞||x n - Tx n || = 0, then there exists a subsequence x n i x n such that x n i converges strongly to some point x* ∈ H.

Lemma 1.6 [10] Let H be a real Hilbert space. If {x n } is a sequence in H weakly convergent to z, then

limsup n x n - y 2 = limsup n x n - z 2 + z - y 2 y H .

Proposition 1.7 Assume that G is a closed convex subset of a real Hilbert space H and let T : GG be a (κ, {μ n }, {ξ n }, ϕ)-total asymptotically strict pseudocon-traction mapping and uniformly L-Lipschitzian. Then the demiclosedness principle holds for I - T in the sense that if {x n } is a sequence in G such that x n x*, and lim supm→∞lim supn→∞||x n - Tmx n || = 0 then (I - T)x* = 0. In particular, x n x*, and (I - T)x n → 0 ⇒ (I - T)x* = 0, i.e., T is demiclosed at origin.

Proof Since {x n } is bounded, we can define a function f on H by

f ( x ) = limsup n x n - x 2 , x H .

By Lemma 1.6, the weak convergence x n x* implies that

f ( x ) = f ( x * ) + x - x * 2 , x H .

In particular, for each m ≥ 1,

f ( T m x * ) = f ( x * ) + T m x * - x * 2 .
(1.14)

On the other hand, since T is a (κ, {μ n }, {ξ n })-total asymptotically strict pseudo-contraction mapping, by (1.8), we get

f T m x * = limsup n x n - T m x * 2 = limsup n x n - T m x n + T m x n - T m x * 2 = limsup n x n - T m x n 2 + 2 x n - T m x n , T m x n - T m x * + T m x n - T m x * 2 limsup n x n - T m x n x n - T m x n + 2 L x n - x * + limsup n x n - x * 2 + k x n - T m x n - x * - T m x * 2 + μ m ϕ x n - x * + ξ m

Taking lim supm→∞on both sides and observing the facts that limm→∞μ m = 0, limm→∞ξ m = 0 and lim supm→∞lim supn→∞||x n - Tmx n || = 0, we derive that

limsup m f T m x * limsup n x n - x * 2 + k limsup m x * - T m x * 2
(1.15)

Since lim supm→∞f(Tmx*) = f(x*)+lim supm→∞||Tmx* - x*||2, and f(x*) = lim supn→∞ ||x n - x*||2, it follows from (1.15) that lim supm→∞||x* - Tmx*||2 = 0. That is, Tmx* → x*; hence Tx* = x*.

Lemma 1.8 [19] Let {a n }, {b n } and {δ n } be sequences of nonnegative real numbers satisfying

a n + 1 ( 1 + δ n ) a n + b n , n 1 .

If i = 1 δ n < and i = 1 b n < , then the limit limn→∞a n exists.

2. Multiple-set split feasibility problem

For solving the multiple-set split feasibility problem (1.12), let us assume that the following conditions are satisfied:

  1. 1.

    H1 and H2 are two real Hilbert spaces, A : H1H2 is a bounded linear operator;

  2. 2.

    Let G, G ̃ be a nonempty closed convex subset of H1 and H2 respectively, S i : GG, i = 1, 2,...,N, is a uniformly L i -Lipschitzian and (β i , {μ i,n }, {ξ i,n }, ϕ i )-total asymptotically strictly pseudocontractive mapping and T i : G ̃ G ̃ ,i=1,2,...,N, is a uniformly L ̃ i -Lipschitzian and k i μ ̃ i , n , ξ ̃ i , n , ϕ ̃ i -total asymptotically strictly pseudocontractive mapping which satisfy the following conditions:

  3. (i)

    C : i = 1 N F ( S i ) , Q : = i = 1 N F ( T i ) ;

  4. (ii)

    β= max 1 i N β i <1,κ= max 1 i N κ i <1;;

  5. (iii)

    L:= max 1 i N L i <, L ̃ := max 1 i N L ̃ i <;

  6. (iv)

    μ n = max 1 i N μ i , n , μ ̃ i , n , ξ n = max 1 i N ξ i , n , ξ ̃ i , n and i = 1 μ n < , i = 1 ξ n < . .

  7. (v)

    ϕ= max 1 i N ϕ i , ϕ ̃ i

We are now in a position to give the following result:

Theorem 2.1 Let H 1 , H 2 ,G, G ̃ ,A, { S i } , { T i } ,C,Q,β,κ,L, L ̃ , { μ n } , { ξ n } and ϕ be the same as above. In addition, there exist positive constants M and M* such that ϕ(λ) ≤ M2 for all λ ≥ M. Let {x n } be the sequence generated by:

x 1 G chosen arbitrarily x n + 1 = ( 1 - α n ) u n + α n S n n ( u n ) , u n = x n + γ A * ( T n n - I ) A x n , n 1 ,
(2.1)

where S n n = S n ( mod N ) n , T n n = T n ( mod N ) n n1, { α n } is a sequence in [0, 1] and γ > 0 is a constant satisfying the following conditions:

  1. (vi)

    α n ( δ , 1 - β ) ,n1 and γ 0 , 1 - κ A 2 , where δ ∈ (0, 1 - β) is a positive constant.

  2. (I)

    If Γ (where Γ is the set of solutions to (MSSFP)--(1.12)), then {x n } converges weakly to a point x* ∈ Γ.

  3. (II)

    In addition, if there exists a positive integer j such that S j is semi-compact, then {x n } and {u n } both converge strongly to x* ∈ Γ.

The proof of conclusion (I)

(1) First we prove that for each p ∈ Γ, the following limits exist

lim n x n - p and lim n u n - p .
(2.2)

In fact, since ϕ is an increasing function, it results that ϕ(λ) ≤ ϕ(M), if λ ≤ M and ϕ(λ) ≤ M2, if λ ≥ M. In either case, we can obtain that

ϕ ( λ ) ϕ ( M ) + M * λ 2 , λ 0 .
(2.3)

Since p ∈ Γ, then pC:= i = 1 N F ( S i ) and ApQ:= i = 1 N F ( T i ) . From (2.1) and (1.10) we have

x n + 1 - p 2 = u n - p - α n u n - S n n u n 2 = u n - p 2 - 2 α n u n - p , u n - S n n u n + α n 2 u n - S n n u n 2 u n - p 2 - α n ( 1 - β ) u n - S n n u n 2 + α n μ n ϕ u n - p + α n ξ n + α n 2 u n - S n n u n 2 ( b y ( 1 . 1 0 ) ) u n - p 2 - α n 1 - β - α n u n - S n n u n 2 + α n μ n ϕ ( M ) + M * u n - p 2 + α n ξ n = 1 + α n μ n M * u n - p 2 - α n 1 - β - α n u n - S n n u n 2 + α n μ n ϕ ( M ) + α n ξ n
(2.4)

On the other hand, since

u n - p 2 = x n - p + γ A * T n n - I A x n 2 = x n - p 2 + γ 2 A * T n n - I A x n 2 + 2 γ x n - p , A * T n n - I A x n ,
(2.5)

and

A * T n n - I A x n 2 = A * T n n - I A x n , A * T n n - I A x n = A A * T n n - I A x n , T n n - I A x n A 2 T n n A x n - A x n 2 ,
(2.6)

It follows from (1.11) we have

x n - p , A * T n n - I A x n = A x n - A p , T n n - I A x n = A x n - A p + T n n - I A x n - T n n - I A x n , T n n - I A x n = T n n A x n - A p , T n n A x n - A x n - T n n - I A x n 2 . 1 + κ 2 T n n - I A x n 2 + μ n 2 ϕ A x n - A p + ξ n 2 - T n n - I A x n 2 . κ - 1 2 T n n - I A x n 2 + μ n 2 ϕ ( M ) + M * A x n - A p 2 + ξ n 2 . κ - 1 2 T n n - I A x n 2 + μ n 2 M * A x n - A p 2 + μ n 2 ϕ ( M ) + ξ n 2 .
(2.7)

Substituting (2.6) and (2.7) into (2.5) and simplifying it, we have

u n - p 2 x n - p 2 + γ 2 A 2 T n n A x n - A x n 2 + γ κ - 1 T n n - I A x n 2 + γ μ n M * A x n - A p 2 + γ μ n ϕ ( M ) + γ ξ n = x n - p 2 - γ 1 - κ - γ A 2 T n n A x n - A x n 2 + γ μ n M * A x n - A p 2 + γ μ n ϕ ( M ) + γ ξ n 1 + γ μ n M * A 2 x n - p 2 - γ 1 - κ - γ A 2 T n n A x n - A x n 2 + γ μ n ϕ ( M ) + γ ξ n
(2.8)

Substituting (2.8) into (2.4) and after simplifying we have

x n + 1 - p 2 1 + α n μ n M * 1 + γ μ n M * A 2 x n - p 2 - γ 1 - κ - γ A 2 T n n A x n - A x n 2 + γ μ n ϕ ( M ) + γ ξ n - α n 1 - β - α n u n - S n n u n 2 + α n μ n ϕ ( M ) + α n ξ n 1 + δ n x n - p 2 - γ 1 - κ - γ A 2 T n n A x n - A x n 2 - α n 1 - β - α n u n - S n n u n 2 + b n
(2.9)

where

δ n = α n μ n M * + γ μ n M * A 2 + γ A 2 α n μ n 2 ( M * ) 2 b n = 1 + α n μ n M * γ + α n μ n ϕ ( M ) + 1 + α n μ n M * γ + α n ξ n

By condition (vi) we have

x n + 1 - p 2 1 + δ n x n - p 2 + b n

By condition (iv), n = 1 δ n < and n = 1 b n <. Hence, from Lemma 1.8 we know that the following limit exists

lim n x n - p .
(2.10)

Consequently, from (2.9) and (2.10) we have that

γ 1 - κ - γ A 2 T n n - I A x n 2 + α n 1 - β - α n u n - S n n u n 2 x n - p 2 - x n + 1 - p 2 + δ n x n - p 2 + b n 0 a s n .

This together with the condition (vi) implies that

lim n u n - S n n u n = 0 ;
(2.11)

and

lim n T n n - I A x n = 0 .
(2.12)

It follows from (2.5), (2.10) and (2.12) that the limit ||u n - p|| exists.

The conclusion (1) is proved.

(2) Next we prove that

lim n x n + 1 - x n = 0 and lim n u n + 1 - u n = 0 .
(2.13)

In fact, it follows from (2.1) that

x n + 1 - x n = 1 - α n u n + α n S n n ( u n ) - x n = 1 - α n x n + γ A * T n n - I A x n + α n S n n ( u n ) - x n = 1 - α n γ A * T n n - I A x n + α n S n n ( u n ) - x n = 1 - α n γ A * T n n - I A x n + α n S n n ( u n ) - u n + α n u n - x n = 1 - α n γ A * T n n - I A x n + α n S n n ( u n ) - u n + α n γ A * T n n - I A x n = γ A * T n n - I A x n + α n S n n ( u n ) - u n .

In view of (2.11) and (2.12) we have that

lim n x n + 1 - x n = 0 .
(2.14)

Similarly, it follows from (2.1), (2.12), and (2.14) that

u n + 1 - u n = x n + 1 + γ A * T n + 1 n + 1 - I A x n + 1 - x n + γ A * T n n - I A x n x n + 1 - x n + γ A * T n + 1 n + 1 - I A x n + 1 + γ A * T n n - I A x n 0 as n .
(2.15)

The conclusion (2.13) is proved.

(3) Next we prove that for each j = 1, 2,..., N - 1,

u i N + j - S j u i N + j 0 and A x i N + j - T j A x i N + j 0 a s i ,
(2.16)

In fact, from (2.11) we have

η i N + j : = u i N + j - S j i N + j u i N + j 0 a s i .
(2.17)

Since S j is uniformly L j -Lipschitzian continuous, it follows from (2.13) and (2.17) that

u i N + j - S j u i N + j = u i N + j - S j i N + j u i N + j + S j i N + j u i N + j - S j u i N + j η i N + j + L j S j i N + j - 1 u i N + j - u i N + j η i N + j + L j S j i N + j - 1 u i N + j - S j i N + j - 1 u i N + j - 1 + L j S j i N + j - 1 u i N + j - 1 - u i N + j η i N + j + L j 2 u i N + j - u i N + j - 1 + L j S j i N + j - 1 u i N + j - 1 - u i N + j - 1 + u i N + j - 1 - u i N + j η i N + j + L j 1 + L j u i N + j - u i N + j - 1 + L j η i N + j - 1 0 ( a s i )

Similarly, for each j = 1, 2,..., N - 1, from (2.13) we have

ς i N + j : = A x i N + j - T j i N + j A x i N + j 0 ( as i ) .
(2.18)

Since T j is uniformly L ̃ j -Lipschitzian continuous, by the same way as above, from (2.13) and (2.18), we can also prove that

A x i N + j - T j A x i N + j 0 ( a s i ) .
(2.19)

(4) Finally we prove that x n x* and u n x* which is a solution of (MSSFP)--(1.12).

Since {u n } is bounded. There exists a subsequence u n i u n such that u n i x * (some point in H1). Hence, for any positive integer j = 1, 2,..., N, there exists a subsequence {n i (j)} ⊂ {n i } with n i (j)(modN) = j such that u n i ( j ) x * . Again from (2.16) we have

u n i ( j ) - S j u n i ( j ) 0 ( as n i ( j ) )
(2.20)

Since S j is demiclosed at zero (see Proposition 1.7), it gets that x* ∈ F(S j ). By the arbitrariness of j = 1, 2,..., N, we have x * C:= j = 1 N F S j .

Moreover, from (2.1) and (2.12) we have

x n i = u n i - γ A * T n i n i - I A x n i x * .

Since A is a linear bounded operator, it gets A x n i A x * . For any positive integer k = 1, 2,..., N, there exists a subsequence {n i (k)} ⊂ {n i } with n i (k)(modN) = k such that A x n i ( k ) A x * . In view of (2.16) we have

A x n i ( k ) - T k A x n i ( k ) 0 ( as n i ( k ) ) .

Since T k is demiclosed at zero, we have Ax* ∈ F(T k ). By the arbitrariness of k = 1, 2,..., N, it yields A x * Q:= k = 1 N F ( T k ) . This together with x* ∈ C shows that x* ∈ Γ, i.e., x* is a solution to the (MSSFP)--(1.12).

Now we prove that x n x* and u n x*.

In fact, if there exists another subsequence u n i u n such that u n i ( j ) y * Γ with y* ≠ x*. Consequently, by virtue of (2.2) and the Opial property of Hilbert space, we have

liminf n i u n i - x * < liminf n i u n i - y * = lim n u n - y * = liminf n i u n i - y * < lim n j u n j - x * = liminf n u n - x * = lim n i u n i - x * .

This is a contradiction. Therefore, u n x*. By using (2.1) and (2.12), we have

x n = u n - λ A * T n n - I A x n x * .

The proof of conclusion (II).

Without loss of generality, we can assume that S1 is semi-compact. It follows from (2.20) that

u n i ( 1 ) - S 1 u n i ( 1 ) 0 ( as n i ( 1 ) )
(2.21)

Therefore, there exists a subsequence of u n i ( 1 ) (for the sake of convenience we still denote it by u n i ( 1 ) such that u n i ( 1 ) u * H 1 (some point in H1). Since u n i ( 1 ) x * . This implies that x* = u*, and so u n i ( 1 ) x * Γ. By virtue of (2.2) we know that limn→∞||u n - x*|| = 0 and limn→∞||x n - x*|| = 0, i.e., {u n } and {x n } both converge strongly to x* ∈ Γ.

This completes the proof of Theorem 2.1.

Remark 2.2 Since the class of total asymptotically strict pseudocontractive mappings includes the class of asymptotically strict pseudocontractions mappings and the class of strict pseudocontractions mappings as special cases, Theorem 2.1 improves and extend the corresponding results of Censor et al. [14, 15], Yang [17], Moudafi [20], Xu [21], Censor and Segal [22], Censor et al. [23] and others.