Ekeland variational principle and its equivalents in T 1-quasi-uniform spaces

Abstract

The present paper is concerned with the Ekeland Variational Principle (EkVP) and its equivalents (Caristi–Kirk fixed point theorem, Takahashi minimization principle, Oettli-Théra equilibrium version of EkVP) in quasi-uniform spaces. These extend some results proved by Hamel and Löhne [A minimal point theorem in uniform spaces. In: Nonlinear analysis and applications: to V. Lakshmikantham on his 80th birthday. Vols 1, 2. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers; 2003. p. 577–593] and Hamel [Equivalents to Ekeland's variational principle in uniform spaces. Nonlinear Anal. 2005;62:913–924] in uniform spaces, as well as those proved in quasi-metric spaces by various authors. The case of F-quasi-gauge spaces, a non-symmetric version of F-gauge spaces introduced by Fang [The variational principle and fixed point theorems in certain topological spaces. J Math Anal Appl. 1996;202:398–412], is also considered. The paper ends with the quasi-uniform versions of some minimization principles proved by Arutyunov and Gel'man [The minimum of a functional in a metric space, and fixed points. Zh Vychisl Mat Mat Fiz. 2009;49:1167–1174] and Arutyunov [Caristi's condition and existence of a minimum of a lower bounded function in a metric space. Applications to the theory of coincidence points. Proc Steklov Inst Math. 2015;291(1):24–37] in complete metric spaces.