A note on cone metric fixed point theory and its equivalence

The main aim of this paper is to investigate the equivalence of vectorial versions of fixed point theorems in generalized cone metric spaces and scalar versions of fixed point theorems in (general) metric spaces (in usual sense). We show that the Banach contraction principles in general metric spaces and in TVS-cone metric spaces are equivalent. Our theorems also extend some results in Huang and Zhang (2007) [L.-G. Huang, X. Zhang, Cone metric spaces and fixed point theorems of contractive mappings, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 332 (2007) 1468-1476], Rezapour and Hamlbarani (2008) [Sh. Rezapour, R. Hamlbarani, Some notes on the paper Cone metric spaces and fixed point theorems of contractive mappings, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 345 (2008) 719-724] and others.     

On an equivalence of topological vector space valued cone metric spaces and metric spaces

Scalarization method is an important tool in the study of vector optimization as corresponding solutions of vector optimization problems can be found by solving scalar optimization problems. Recently this has been applied by Du (2010) [14] to investigate the equivalence of vectorial versions of fixed point theorems of contractive mappings in generalized cone metric spaces and scalar versions of fixed point theorems in general metric spaces in usual sense. In this paper, we find out that the topology induced by topological vector space valued cone metric coincides with the topology induced by the metric obtained via a nonlinear scalarization function, i.e any topological vector space valued cone metric space is metrizable, prove a completion theorem, and also obtain some more results in topological vector space valued cone normed spaces.     

Monotone generalized contractions in partially ordered probabilistic metric spaces

In this paper, a concept of monotone generalized contraction in partially ordered probabilistic metric spaces is introduced and some fixed and common fixed point theorems are proved. Presented theorems extend the results in partially ordered metric spaces of Nieto and Rodriguez-Lopez [Contractive mapping theorems in partially ordered sets and applications to ordinary differential equations, Order 22 (2005) 223-239; Existence and uniqueness of fixed point in partially ordered sets and applications to ordinary differential equations, Acta Math. Sin. (Engl. Ser.) 23 (2007) 2205-2212], Ran and Reurings [A fixed point theorem in partially ordered sets and some applications to matrix equations, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 132 (2004) 1435-1443] to a more general class of contractive type mappings in partially ordered probabilistic metric spaces and include several recent developments.     

Multi-valued contraction mappings in metric spaces

Summary Some fixed point theorems for multi-valued contraction mappings in metric spaces, related to a fixed point theorem due to T. Zamfirescu [6], [5], are presented.     

Fixed points for cyclic orbital generalized contractions on complete metric spaces

We prove a fixed point theorem for cyclic orbital generalized contractions on complete metric spaces from which we deduce, among other results, generalized cyclic versions of the celebrated Boyd and Wong fixed point theorem, and Matkowski fixed point theorem. This is done by adapting to the cyclic framework a condition of Meir-Keeler type discussed in [Jachymski J., Equivalent conditions and the Meir-Keeler type theorems, J. Math. Anal. Appl., 1995, 194(1), 293–303]. Our results generalize some theorems of Kirk, Srinavasan and Veeramani, and of Karpagam and Agrawal.     

On cone metric spaces: A survey

Using an old M. Krein’s result and a result concerning symmetric spaces from [S. Radenovi?, Z. Kadelburg, Quasi-contractions on symmetric and cone symmetric spaces, Banach J. Math. Anal. 5 (1) (2011), 38-50], we show in a very short way that all fixed point results in cone metric spaces obtained recently, in which the assumption that the underlying cone is normal and solid is present, can be reduced to the corresponding results in metric spaces. On the other hand, when we deal with non-normal solid cones, this is not possible. In the recent paper [M.A. Khamsi, Remarks on cone metric spaces and fixed point theorems of contractive mappings, Fixed Point Theory Appl. 2010, 7 pages, Article ID 315398, doi:10.1115/2010/315398] the author claims that most of the cone fixed point results are merely copies of the classical ones and that any extension of known fixed point results to cone metric spaces is redundant; also that underlying Banach space and the associated cone subset are not necessary. In fact, Khamsi’s approach includes a small class of results and is very limited since it requires only normal cones, so that all results with non-normal cones (which are proper extensions of the corresponding results for metric spaces) cannot be dealt with by his approach.     

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].     

Note on “Coupled fixed point theorems for contractions in fuzzy metric spaces”

In the paper “Coupled fixed point theorems for contractions in fuzzy metric spaces” by Sedghi et al. [S. Sedghi, I. Altun, N. Shobec, Coupled fixed point theorems for contractions in fuzzy metric spaces, Nonlinear Analysis 72 (2010) 1298-1304], a coupled common fixed point result was presented. However, our purpose is to show that this result and its proof are false. We give a counterexample and also explain how to correct this result. As a modification, we state and prove a coupled fixed point theorem under some hypotheses of fuzzy metric and t-norm.     

Boyd-Wong-type common fixed point results in cone metric spaces

Some common fixed point results in cone metric spaces of C. Di Bari and P. Vetro [C. Di Bari, P. Vetro, φ-pairs and common fixed points in cone metric spaces, Rend. Cir. Mat. Palermo 57 (2008), 279-285] as well as P. Raja and S.M. Vaezpour [P. Raja, S.M. Vaezpour, Some extensions of Banach’s Contraction Principle in complete metric spaces, Fixed Point Theory Appl. (2008), doi:10.1155/2008/768294] are extended using generalized contractive-type conditions and cones which may be nonnormal. Cone metric versions of several well-known results, such as Boyd-Wong’s theorem [D.W. Boyd, J.S. Wong, On nonlinear contractions, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 20 (1969), 458-464], are obtained as special cases.     

概率度量空间在分形图理论中的应用

给出广义概率度量空间上的随机压缩映射的新定义,统一了概率度量空间中的概率压缩,E-空间中的强压缩,随机度量空间中的几乎处处压缩和均匀压缩的定义.在广义概率度量空间上给出几个新的不动点定理,将概率度量空间中的一些熟知的不动点定理作为推论得到.利用这些不动点定理,得到分形图理论中随机迭代函数系统的遍历性定理.     

A generalization of Mizoguchi and Takahashi’s theorem for single-valued mappings in partially ordered metric spaces

We present a generalization of Mizoguchi and Takahashi’s fixed point theorem for single-valued mappings in partially ordered metric spaces. As an application of the main result, we give an existence and uniqueness theorem for the solution of a periodic boundary value problem.     

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.     

A new type of fixed point theorem in metric spaces

We prove a generalization of Edelstein’s fixed point theorem. Though there are thousands of fixed point theorems in metric spaces, our theorem is a new type of theorem.     

Fuzzy度量空间中的单值映射的Caristi型不动点定理

本文采用Ｋａｌａｖａ和Ｓｅｉｋｋａｌａ的模糊度量空间定义，利用文（７）中建立的亚度量簇生成空间理论，研究了Ｆｕｚｚｙ度量空间中的单值映射的Ｃａｒｉｓｔｉ型不动点定理以及它在Ｍｅｎｇｅｒ概率度量空间中的应用。     

Solving the Banach fixed point principle for nonlinear contractions in probabilistic metric spaces

The probabilistic version of the classical Banach Contraction Principle was proved in 1972 by Sehgal and Bharucha-Reid [V.M. Sehgal, A.T. Bharucha-Reid, Fixed points of contraction mappings on PM spaces. Math. Syst. Theory 6, 97–102]. Their fixed point theorem is further generalized by many authors. In the intervening years many others have proved the probabilistic versions of the other known metric fixed point theorems. However, the problem to prove the probabilistic versions of the very important generalization of the Banach Contraction Principle, obtained in 1969 by Boyd and Wong [D.W. Boyd, J.S.W. Wong, On nonlinear contractions, Proc. Am. Math. Soc. 20 (1969) 458–464], who proved the fixed point theorem for a self-mapping of a metric space, satisfying the very general nonlinear contractive condition, is unsolved in these days. Similarly, as in the metric space case, to prove a fixed point theorem for a mapping, satisfying the general probabilistic nonlinear contractive condition, it was necessary to find a new approach, substantially different from the previous technique for cases where a mapping satisfies the probabilistic linear contraction condition, introduced by Sehgal and Bharucha-Reid and further used by many authors. So, the problem to obtain a truthful probabilistic version of the Banach fixed point principle for general nonlinear contractions existed unsolved for over 35 years. We have solved this problem in this paper.     

Fixed points of multifunctions on regular cone metric spaces

Each metric space is a regular cone metric space. We shall extend a result about Meir–Keeler type contraction mappings on metric spaces to regular cone metric spaces. Also, we shall give some results about fixed point of weakly uniformly strict p$p$-contraction multifunctions on regular cone metric spaces.     

Fixed point theorems for generalized contractions on partial metric spaces

We obtain two fixed point theorems for complete partial metric space that, by one hand, clarify and improve some results that have been recently published in Topology and its Applications, and, on the other hand, generalize in several directions the celebrated Boyd and Wong fixed point theorem and Matkowski fixed point theorem, respectively.     

Coupled fixed points in partially ordered metric spaces and application

In this paper, we prove some coupled fixed point theorems for mappings having a mixed monotone property in partially ordered metric spaces. The main results of this paper are generalizations of the main results of Bhaskar and Lakshmikantham [T. Gnana Bhaskar, V. Lakshmikantham, Fixed point theorems in partially ordered metric spaces and applications, Nonlinear Anal. TMA 65 (2006) 1379-1393]. As an application, we discuss the existence and uniqueness for a solution of a nonlinear integral equation.     

A fixed point theorem for contraction type maps in partially ordered metric spaces and application to ordinary differential equations

We present a fixed point theorem for generalized contraction in partially ordered complete metric spaces. As an application, we give an existence and uniqueness for the solution of a periodic boundary value problem.     

Some recent results in metric fixed point theory

This is a survey of recent results on best approximation and fixed point theory in certain geodesic spaces. Some of these results are related to fundamental fixed point theorems in topology that have been known for many years. However the metric approach is emphasized here. Dedicated to Edward Fadell and Albrecht Dold on the occasion of their 80th birthdays