New Results on Constraint Qualifications for Nonlinear Extremum Problems and Extensions

Abstract

In this paper, we focus on some new constraint qualifications introduced for nonlinear extremum problems in the recent literature. We show that, if the constraint functions are continuously differentiable, the relaxed Mangasarian---Fromovitz constraint qualification (or, equivalently, the constant rank of the subspace component condition) implies the existence of local error bounds for the system of inequalities and equalities. We further extend the new result to the mathematical programs with equilibrium constraints. In particular, we show that the MPEC relaxed (or enhanced relaxed) constant positive linear dependence condition implies the existence of local error bounds for the mixed complementarity system.