A variable metric extension of the forward--backward--forward algorithm for monotone operators

Abstract: We propose a variable metric extension of the forward--backward-forward algorithm for finding a zero of the sum of a maximally monotone operator and a Lipschitzian monotone operator in Hilbert spaces. In turn, this framework provides a variable metric splitting algorithm for solving monotone inclusions involving sums of composite operators. Several splitting algorithms recently proposed in the literature are recovered as special cases.