Implicit iteration process for a finite family of asymptotically hemi-contractive mappings in Banach spaces

The purpose of this paper is to study the strong convergence of a process of implicit iteration to a common fixed point for a finite family of asymptotically hemi-contractive mappings. Our results extend a recent result of M.O. Osilike and B.G. Akuchu [Common fixed points of a finite family of asymptotically pseudocontractive maps, Fixed Point Theory Appl. 2 (2004) 81–88] from Hilbert spaces to p$p$-uniformly convex Banach spaces with p>1$p>1$.     

New iterative schemes for asymptotically quasi-nonexpansive nonself-mappings in Banach spaces

In this paper, a new two-step iterative scheme with errors is introduced for two asymptotically quasi-nonexpansive nonself-mappings. Several convergence theorems are established in real Banach spaces and real uniformly convex Banach spaces. Our theorems improve and extend the results due to Thianwan [S. Thianwan, Common fixed point of new iterations for two asymptotically nonexpansive nonself-mappings in a Banach space, J. Comput. Appl. Math. 224 (2009) 685-695] and many other papers.     

KKM mappings in metric type spaces

In this work we discuss some recent results about KKM mappings in cone metric spaces. We also discuss the fixed point existence results of multivalued mappings defined on such metric spaces. In particular we show that most of the new results are merely copies of the classical ones and do not necessitate the underlying Banach space nor the associated cone.     

Noncyclic mappings and best proximity pair results in Hilbert and uniformly convex Banach spaces

A new class of noncyclic mappings, called generalized noncyclic relatively nonexpansive, is introduced and used to study the existence of best proximity pairs in the setting of uniformly convex Banach spaces. We also obtain a weak convergence theorem for noncyclic relatively nonexpansive mappings in the setting of Hilbert spaces.     

Fixed point theorems for nonexpansive maps in Banach spaces

In this work, we present some new versions of fixed point theorems for nonexpansive maps and 1-set contractions defined on closed, convex, not necessarily bounded subsets of Banach spaces. Our proofs rely on a compactness result for an approximate fixed point set. The Kuratowski measure of noncompactness is used throughout. To illustrate the results obtained, some applications to Banach algebras and Hammerstein integral equations are provided.     

Some remarks on measures of noncompactness and retractions onto spheres

Some ways to obtain upper and lower bounds for measures of noncompactness of retractions onto spheres in infinite-dimensional normed spaces are discussed. Moreover, relations with 0-epi maps are revealed and the extension of condensing maps on spheres is discussed. As an application, some results of Birkhoff-Kellog type and Nussbaum's fixed point theorem on spheres are obtained.     

A fixed point theorem for pointwise eventually nonexpansive mappings in nearly uniformly convex Banach spaces

The purpose of this paper is to prove the existence of a fixed point for a pointwise eventually nonexpansive mapping in a nearly uniformly convex Banach space. This provides an affirmative answer to a question given by Kirk and Xu [W.A. Kirk, Hong-Kun Xu, Asymptotic pointwise contraction, Nonlinear Anal. 69 (2008), 4706-4712].     

A fixed point theorem for weakly Zamfirescu mappings

In [5], Zamfirescu (1972) gave a fixed point theorem that generalizes the classical fixed point theorems by Banach, Kannan, and Chatterjea. In this paper, we follow the ideas of Dugundji and Granas to extend Zamfirescu’s fixed point theorem to the class of weakly Zamfirescu maps. A continuation method for this class of maps is also given.     

Strong convergence of modified Mann iterations for asymptotically nonexpansive mappings and semigroups

The Mann iterations for nonexpansive mappings have in general only weak convergence in a Hilbert space. We modify an iterative method of Mann's type introduced by Nakajo and Takahashi [Strong convergence theorems for nonexpansive mappings and nonexpansive semigroups, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 279 (2003) 372–379] for nonexpansive mappings and prove strong convergence of our modified Mann's iteration processes for asymptotically nonexpansive mappings and semigroups.     

Asymptotically strict pseudocontractive mappings in the intermediate sense

It is proved that the modified Mann iteration process: _xn+1=(1−_αn)_xn+_αnTⁿ_xn,n∈N$x_{n+1}=(1-{\alpha }_n)x_n+{\alpha }_n{T}^n{x}_n,n\in \mathbb{N}$, where {_αn}$\left\{{\alpha }_n\right\}$ is a sequence in (0, 1) with δ≤_αn≤1−κ−δ$\delta \le {\alpha }_n\le 1-\kappa -\delta$ for some δ∈(0,1)$\delta \in (0,1)$, converges weakly to a fixed point of an asymptotically κ$\kappa$-strict pseudocontractive mapping T$T$ in the intermediate sense which is not necessarily Lipschitzian. We also develop CQ method for this modified Mann iteration process which generates a strongly convergent sequence.     

The viscosity approximation method for asymptotically nonexpansive mappings in Banach spaces

A recent trend in the iterative methods for constructing fixed points of nonlinear mappings is to use the viscosity approximation technique. The advantage of this technique is that one can find a particular solution to the associated problems, and in most cases this particular solution solves some variational inequality. In this paper, we try to extend this technique to find a particular common fixed point of a finite family of asymptotically nonexpansive mappings in a Banach space which is reflexive and has a weakly continuous duality map. Both implicit and explicit viscosity approximation schemes are proposed and their strong convergence to a solution to a variational inequality is proved.     

Equivalent conditions for generalized contractions on (ordered) metric spaces

We establish a geometric lemma giving a list of equivalent conditions for some subsets of the plane. As its application, we get that various contractive conditions using the so-called altering distance functions coincide with classical ones. We consider several classes of mappings both on metric spaces and ordered metric spaces. In particular, we show that unexpectedly, some very recent fixed point theorems for generalized contractions on ordered metric spaces obtained by Harjani and Sadarangani [J. Harjani, K. Sadarangani, Generalized contractions in partially ordered metric spaces and applications to ordinary differential equations, Nonlinear Anal. 72 (2010) 1188-1197], and Amini-Harandi and Emami [A. Amini-Harandi, H. Emami A fixed point theorem for contraction type maps in partially ordered metric spaces and application to ordinary differential equations, Nonlinear Anal. 72 (2010) 2238-2242] do follow from an earlier result of O’Regan and Petru?el [D. O’Regan and A. Petru?el, Fixed point theorems for generalized contractions in ordered metric spaces, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 341 (2008) 1241-1252].     

Common fixed points of new iterations for two asymptotically nonexpansive nonself-mappings in a Banach space

In this paper, we introduce a new two-step iterative scheme for two asymptotically nonexpansive nonself-mappings in a uniformly convex Banach space. Weak and strong convergence theorems are established for the new two-step iterative scheme in a uniformly convex Banach space.     

Strong convergence theorems for an infinite family of nonexpansive mappings in Banach spaces

In an infinite-dimensional Hilbert space, the normal Mann’s iteration algorithm has only weak convergence, in general, even for nonexpansive mappings. In order to get a strong convergence result, we modify the normal Mann’s iterative process for an infinite family of nonexpansive mappings in the framework of Banach spaces. Our results improve and extend the recent results announced by many others.     

A hybrid algorithm with variable coefficients for asymptotically pseudocontractive mappings in the intermediate sense on unbounded domains

The purpose of this article is to propose a new hybrid algorithm with variable coefficients and prove convergence theorems for asymptotically pseudocontractive mappings in the intermediate sense on unbounded domains. The results of the paper improve and extend the recent results of Qin et al. [X.L. Qin, S.Y. Cho, J.K. Kim, Convergence theorems on asymptotically pseudocontractive mappings in the intermediate sense, Fixed Point Theory Appl. 2010, doi:10.1155/2010/186874, Article ID 186874, 14 pages] and several others. The algorithm with variable coefficients introduced in this paper is of independent interest.     

Right Bregman nonexpansive operators in Banach spaces

We introduce and study new classes of Bregman nonexpansive operators in reflexive Banach spaces. These classes of operators are associated with the Bregman distance induced by a convex function. In particular, we characterize sunny right quasi-Bregman nonexpansive retractions, and as a consequence, we show that the fixed point set of any right quasi-Bregman nonexpansive operator is a sunny right quasi-Bregman nonexpansive retract of the ambient Banach space.     

The lattice of closed ideals in the Banach algebra of operators on certain Banach spaces

Very few Banach spaces E are known for which the lattice of closed ideals in the Banach algebra of all (bounded, linear) operators on E is fully understood. Indeed, up to now the only such Banach spaces are, up to isomorphism, Hilbert spaces and the sequence spaces c₀ and ?_p for 1?p<∞. We add a new member to this family by showing that there are exactly four closed ideals in for the Banach space E?(⊕?₂ⁿ)_c0, that is, E is the c₀-direct sum of the finite-dimensional Hilbert spaces ?₂¹,?₂²,…,?₂ⁿ,… .