Non-homogeneous continuous and discrete gradient systems‎: ‎the quasi-convex case

‎In this paper‎, ‎first we study the weak and strong convergence of solutions to the‎ ‎following first order nonhomogeneous gradient system‎ ‎$$begin{cases}-x'(t)=nablaphi(x(t))+f(t), text{a.e. on} (0,infty)\‎‎x(0)=x_0in Hend{cases}$$ to a critical point of $phi$‎, ‎where‎ ‎$phi$ is a $C^1$ quasi-convex function on a real Hilbert space‎ ‎$H$ with ${rm Argmin}phineqvarnothing$ and $fin L^1(0,+infty;H)$‎. ‎These results extend the‎ ‎results in the literature to non-homogeneous case‎. ‎Then the‎ ‎discrete version of the above system by backward Euler‎ ‎discretization has been studied‎. ‎Beside of the proof of the‎ ‎existence of the sequence given by the discrete system‎, ‎some‎‎results on‎ ‎the weak and strong convergence to the critical point of $phi$ are also proved‎. ‎These results when $phi$ is pseudo-convex (therefore the critical points‎ ‎are the same minimum points) may be applied in optimization for approximation of a‎ ‎minimum point of $phi$‎.