id: 06056794 dt: j an: 06056794 au: Li, Yanyan; Tan, Tao; Li, Xingsi ti: A log-exponential smoothing method for mathematical programs with complementarity constraints. so: Appl. Math. Comput. 218, No. 10, 5900-5909 (2012). py: 2012 pu: Elsevier Science Publishing Co. (North-Holland), New York la: EN cc: ut: mathematical programs with complementarity constraints; optimality condition; asymptotically weak nondegenerate; upper level strict complementarity; smoothing equations; log-exponential smoothing method; convergence; stability ci: li: doi:10.1016/j.amc.2011.11.046 ab: The authors consider the smoothing method that transforms the complementarity constraints of a mathematical program (MPCC) into a system of smoothing equations by some type of smoothing functions. A log-exponential smoothing method for MPCC is presented. The convergence and stability for the smoothing method are established. Several types of smoothing functions are compared from the aspect of the convergence conditions. rv: Hang Lau (Montréal)