
232 Iterative Optimization in Inverse Problems
16.9 The Split Common Null-Point Problem
The split common null-point problem (SCNPP) [69] is related to the
SMVIP. Let H
1
and H
2
be real Hilbert spaces. Let B
i
: H
1
→ 2
H
1
,for
i =1, ..., p,andF
j
: H
2
→ 2
H
2
,forj =1, ..., r, be set-valued mappings, and
A
j
: H
1
→H
2
be bounded linear operators. The SCNPP is the following:
find a point x
∗
in H
1
such that
0 ∈∩
p
i=1
B
i
(x
∗
),
and such that, for y
∗
j
= A
j
(x
∗
), we have
0 ∈∩
r
j=1
F
j
(y
∗
j
).
16.10 Exercises
Ex. 16.1 In R
2
,letA and B be the closed circles with radius one cen-
tered at (−1, 0) and (1, 0), respectively. Show that N
A∩B
((0, 0)) = R
2
,while
N
A
((0, 0)) + N
B
((0, 0)) is the x-axis.