In this paper, we consider the sample average approximation (SAA) approach for a class of stochastic nonlinear complementarity problems (SNCPs) and study the corresponding convergence properties. We first investigate the… Click to show full abstract
In this paper, we consider the sample average approximation (SAA) approach for a class of stochastic nonlinear complementarity problems (SNCPs) and study the corresponding convergence properties. We first investigate the convergence of the SAA counterparts of two-stage SNCPs when the first-stage problem is continuously differentiable and the second-stage problem is locally Lipschitz continuous. After that, we extend the convergence results to a class of multistage SNCPs whose decision variable of each stage is influenced only by the decision variables of adjacent stages. Finally, some preliminary numerical tests are presented to illustrate the convergence results.
               
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