Oscillation and nonoscillation criteria for quasilinear differential equations

Some oscillation and nonoscillation criteria for quasilinear differential equations of second order are obtained. These results are extensions of earlier results of Huang (J. Math. Anal. Appl. 210 (1997) 712-723) and Elbert (J. Math. Anal. Appl. 226 (1998) 207-219).     

Multivalued generalized nonlinear contractive maps and fixed points

We introduce some notions of generalized nonlinear contractive maps and prove some fixed point results for such maps. Consequently, several known fixed point results are either improved or generalized including the corresponding recent fixed point results of Ciric [L.B. Ciric, Multivalued nonlinear contraction mappings, Nonlinear Anal. 71 (2009) 2716-2723], Klim and Wardowski [D. Klim, D. Wardowski, Fixed point theorems for set-valued contractions in complete metric spaces, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 334 (2007) 132-139], Feng and Liu [Y. Feng, S. Liu, Fixed point theorems for multivalued contractive mappings and multivalued Caristi type mappings, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 317 (2006) 103-112] and Mizoguchi and Takahashi [N. Mizoguchi, W. Takahashi, Fixed point theorems for multivalued mappings on complete metric spaces, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 141 (1989) 177-188].     

Iterative approaches to common fixed points of nonexpansive mappings in Banach spaces

The iteration scheme for families of nonexpansive mappings, essentially due to Halpern [Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 73 (1967) 957-961], is established in a Banach space. The main theorem extends a recent result of O'Hara et al. [Nonlinear Anal. 54 (2003) 1417-1426] to a Banach space setting. For the same iteration scheme, with finitely many mappings, a complementary result to a result of Jung and Kim [Bull. Korean Math. Soc. 34 (1997) 93-102] (also Bauschke [J. Math. Anal. Appl. 202 (1996) 150-159]) is obtained by imposing other condition on the sequence of parameters. Our results also improve results in [C. R. Acad. Sci. Sér A-B Paris 284 (1977) 1357-1359; J. Math. Anal. Appl. 211 (1997) 71-83; Arch. Math. 59 (1992) 486-491] in framework of a Hilbert space.     

Fixed point theorems for multi-valued contractions in complete metric spaces

In this paper the concept of a contraction for multi-valued mappings in a metric space is introduced and the existence theorems for fixed points of such contractions in a complete metric space are proved. Presented results generalize and improve the recent results of Y. Feng, S. Liu [Y. Feng, S. Liu, Fixed point theorems for multi-valued contractive mappings and multi-valued Caristi type mappings, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 317 (2006) 103-112], D. Klim, D. Wardowski [D. Klim, D. Wardowski, Fixed point theorems for set-valued contractions in complete metric spaces, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 334 (2007) 132-139] and several others. The method used in the proofs of our results is new and is simpler than methods used in the corresponding papers. Two examples are given to show that our results are genuine generalization of the results of Feng and Liu and Klim and Wardowski.     

Viscosity approximation methods for a family of finite nonexpansive mappings in Banach spaces

Viscosity approximation methods for a family of finite nonexpansive mappings are established in Banach spaces. The main theorems extend the main results of Moudafi [Viscosity approximation methods for fixed-points problems, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 241 (2000) 46–55] and Xu [Viscosity approximation methods for nonexpansive mappings, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 298 (2004) 279–291] to the case of finite mappings. Our results also improve and unify the corresponding results of Bauschke [The approximation of fixed points of compositions of nonexpansive mappings in Hilbert space, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 202 (1996) 150–159], Browder [Convergence of approximations to fixed points of nonexpansive mappings in Banach spaces, Archiv. Ration. Mech. Anal. 24 (1967) 82–90], Cho et al. [Some control conditions on iterative methods, Commun. Appl. Nonlinear Anal. 12 (2) (2005) 27–34], Ha and Jung [Strong convergence theorems for accretive operators in Banach spaces, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 147 (1990) 330–339], Halpern [Fixed points of nonexpansive maps, Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 73 (1967) 957–961], Jung [Iterative approaches to common fixed points of nonexpansive mappings in Banach spaces, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 302 (2005) 509–520], Jung et al. [Iterative schemes with some control conditions for a family of finite nonexpansive mappings in Banach space, Fixed Point Theory Appl. 2005 (2) (2005) 125–135], Jung and Kim [Convergence of approximate sequences for compositions of nonexpansive mappings in Banach spaces, Bull. Korean Math. Soc. 34 (1) (1997) 93–102], Lions [Approximation de points fixes de contractions, C.R. Acad. Sci. Ser. A-B, Paris 284 (1977) 1357–1359], O’Hara et al. [Iterative approaches to finding nearest common fixed points of nonexpansive mappings in Hilbert spaces, Nonlinear Anal. 54 (2003) 1417–1426], Reich [Strong convergence theorems for resolvents of accretive operators in Banach spaces, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 75 (1980) 287–292], Shioji and Takahashi [Strong convergence of approximated sequences for nonexpansive mappings in Banach spaces, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 125 (12) (1997) 3641–3645], Takahashi and Ueda [On Reich's strong convergence theorems for resolvents of accretive operators, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 104 (1984) 546–553], Wittmann [Approximation of fixed points of nonexpansive mappings, Arch. Math. 59 (1992) 486–491], Xu [Iterative algorithms for nonlinear operators, J. London Math. Soc. 66 (2) (2002) 240–256], and Zhou et al. [Strong convergence theorems on an iterative method for a family nonexpansive mappings in reflexive Banach spaces, Appl. Math. Comput., in press] among others.     

Oscillation criteria for a forced mixed type Emden-Fowler equation with impulses

Some oscillation criteria for a forced mixed type Emden-Fowler equation with impulses are given. When the impulses are dropped, our results extend those of Sun and Meng [Y.G. Sun, F.W. Meng, Interval criteria for oscillation of second-order differential equations with mixed nonlinearities, Appl. Math. Comput. 15 (2008) 375-381], Sun and Wong [Y.G. Sun, J.S.W. Wong, Oscillation criteria for second order forced ordinary differential equations with mixed nonlinearities, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 334 (2007) 549-560] for second-order forced ordinary differential equation with mixed nonlinearities, Nasr [A.H. Nasr, Sufficient conditions for the oscillation of forced superlinear second order differential equations with oscillatory potential, Proc. Am. Math. Soc. 126 (1998) 123-125], Yang [Q. Yang, Interval oscillation criteria for a forced second order nonlinear ordinary differential equations with oscillatory potential, Appl. Math. Comput. 135 (2003) 49-64] for forced superlinear Emden-Fowler equation, Kong [Q. Kong, Interval criteria for oscillation of second-order linear differential equations, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 229 (1999) 483-492] for unforced second order linear differential equations, and Wong [J.S.W. Wong, Oscillation criteria for a forced second order linear differential equation, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 231 (1999) 235-240] for forced second order linear differential equation.     

Function variational principles and coercivity

The function type extension of Ekeland's variational principle [J. Math. Anal. Appl. 47 (1974) 324-353] due to Zhong [Nonlinear Anal. 29 (1997) 1421-1431] is deductible in a simplified manner and in a larger functional context. This is also true for his (normed) coercivity result, based on Palais-Smale techniques.     

Fixed point theorems for set-valued contractions in complete metric spaces

The fixed point theory of set-valued contractions which was initiated by Nadler [S.B. Nadler Jr., Multi-valued contraction mappings, Pacific J. Math. 30 (1969) 475-488] was developed in different directions by many authors, in particular, by [S. Reich, Fixed points of contractive functions, Boll. Unione Mat. Ital. 5 (1972) 26-42; N. Mizoguchi, W. Takahashi, Fixed point theorems for multivalued mappings on complete metric spaces, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 141 (1989) 177-188; Y. Feng, S. Liu, Fixed point theorems for multi-valued contractive mappings and multi-valued Caristi type mappings, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 317 (2006) 103-112]. In the present paper, the concept of contraction for set-valued maps in metric spaces is introduced and the conditions guaranteeing the existence of a fixed point for such a contraction are established. One of our results essentially generalizes the Nadler and Feng-Liu theorems and is different from the Mizoguchi-Takahashi result. The second result is different from the Reich and Mizoguchi-Takahashi results. The method used in the proofs of our results is inspired by Mizoguchi-Takahashi and Feng-Liu's ideas. Comparisons and examples are given.     

Equilibria of noncompact abstract economies in general almost convex strategy spaces

We first extend the concept of almost convex condition and establish a fixed point theorem for correspondences with convex values only on an almost convex subset for their ranges. This generalizes both results of Himmelberg [C.J. Himmelberg, Fixed points of compact multifunctions, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 38 (1972) 205–207] and the result of Jafari and Sehgal [F. Jafari, V.M. Sehgal, An extension to a theorem of Himmelberg, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 327 (2007) 298–301]. Furthermore, applying it, we have existence theorems for equilibria of noncompact abstract economies in general almost convex strategy spaces. Our theorems generalize the corresponding results of Zhou [Jianxin Zhou, On the existence of equilibrium for abstract economies, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 193 (1995) 839–858], Tan and Wu [K.-K. Tan, Z. Wu, A note on abstract economies with upper semicontinuous correspondence, Appl. Math. Lett. 11 (5) (1998) 21–22] in several ways. In particular, we answer the question raised by Zhou in the reference cited above in the affirmative with weaker hypotheses.     

Existence and continuation of periodic solutions of autonomous Newtonian systems

In this article, we study the existence and the continuation of periodic solutions of autonomous Newtonian systems. To prove the results we apply the infinite-dimensional version of the degree for SO(2)-equivariant gradient operators defined by the third author in Nonlinear Anal. Theory Methods Appl. 23(1) (1994) 83-102 and developed in Topol. Meth. Nonlinear Anal. 9(2) (1997) 383-417. Using the results due to Rabier [Symmetries, Topological degree and a Theorem of Z.Q. Wang, J. Math. 24(3) (1994) 1087-1115] and Wang [Symmetries and calculation of the degree, Chinese Ann. Math. 10 (1989) 520-536] we show that the Leray-Schauder degree is not applicable in the proofs of our theorems, because it vanishes.     

Stability of iterative procedures with errors for approximating common fixed points of a couple of q-contractive-like mappings in Banach spaces

Recently, Agarwal, Cho, Li and Huang [R.P. Agarwal, Y.J. Cho, J. Li, N.J. Huang, Stability of iterative procedures with errors approximating common fixed points for a couple of quasi-contractive mappings in q-uniformly smooth Banach spaces, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 272 (2002) 435-447] introduced the new iterative procedures with errors for approximating the common fixed point of a couple of quasi-contractive mappings and showed the stability of these iterative procedures with errors in Banach spaces. In this paper, we introduce a new concept of a couple of q-contractive-like mappings (q>1) in a Banach space and apply these iterative procedures with errors for approximating the common fixed point of the couple of q-contractive-like mappings. The results established in this paper improve, extend and unify the corresponding ones of Agarwal, Cho, Li and Huang [R.P. Agarwal, Y.J. Cho, J. Li, N.J. Huang, Stability of iterative procedures with errors approximating common fixed points for a couple of quasi-contractive mappings in q-uniformly smooth Banach spaces, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 272 (2002) 435-447], Chidume [C.E. Chidume, Approximation of fixed points of quasi-contractive mappings in Lp spaces, Indian J. Pure Appl. Math. 22 (1991) 273-386], Chidume and Osilike [C.E. Chidume, M.O. Osilike, Fixed points iterations for quasi-contractive maps in uniformly smooth Banach spaces, Bull. Korean Math. Soc. 30 (1993) 201-212], Liu [Q.H. Liu, On Naimpally and Singh's open questions, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 124 (1987) 157-164; Q.H. Liu, A convergence theorem of the sequence of Ishikawa iterates for quasi-contractive mappings, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 146 (1990) 301-305], Osilike [M.O. Osilike, A stable iteration procedure for quasi-contractive maps, Indian J. Pure Appl. Math. 27 (1996) 25-34; M.O. Osilike, Stability of the Ishikawa iteration method for quasi-contractive maps, Indian J. Pure Appl. Math. 28 (1997) 1251-1265] and many others in the literature.     

On the positivity of symmetric polynomial functions. Part III: Extremal polynomials of degree 4

In this paper, which is a continuation of [V. Timofte, On the positivity of symmetric polynomial functions. Part I: General results, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 284 (2003) 174-190] and [V. Timofte, On the positivity of symmetric polynomial functions. Part II: Lattice general results and positivity criteria for degrees 4 and 5, J. Math. Anal. Appl., in press], we study properties of extremal polynomials of degree 4, and we give the construction of some of them. The main results are Theorems 9, 13, 15, 16, and 18.     

Edelstein's method and fixed point theorems for some generalized nonexpansive mappings

A new condition for mappings, called condition (C), which is more general than nonexpansiveness, was recently introduced by Suzuki [T. Suzuki, Fixed point theorems and convergence theorems for some generalized nonexpansive mappings, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 340 (2008) 1088-1095]. Following the idea of Kirk and Massa Theorem in [W.A. Kirk, S. Massa, Remarks on asymptotic and Chebyshev centers, Houston J. Math. 16 (1990) 364-375], we prove a fixed point theorem for mappings with condition (C) on a Banach space such that its asymptotic center in a bounded closed and convex subset of each bounded sequence is nonempty and compact. This covers a result obtained by Suzuki [T. Suzuki, Fixed point theorems and convergence theorems for some generalized nonexpansive mappings, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 340 (2008) 1088-1095]. We also present fixed point theorems for this class of mappings defined on weakly compact convex subsets of Banach spaces satisfying property (D). Consequently, we extend the results in [T. Suzuki, Fixed point theorems and convergence theorems for some generalized nonexpansive mappings, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 340 (2008) 1088-1095] to many other Banach spaces.     

Inner product spaces and minimal values of functionals

We consider a real function which depends on the distances between a variable point and the points of a finite subset A of a linear normed space X. We show that X is an inner product space if this function attains its local minimum on a barycenter of points of A with well-chosen weights. Our result generalizes classical results about characterization of inner product spaces and answers a question of R. Durier, which was posed in his article [J. Math. Anal. Appl. 207 (1997) 220-239].     

Coincidence and fixed points in symmetric spaces under strict contractions

Some common fixed point theorems due to Aamri and El Moutawakil [M. Aamri, D. El Moutawakil, Some new common fixed point theorems under strict contractive conditions, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 270 (2002) 181-188] and Pant and Pant [R.P. Pant, V. Pant, Common fixed points under strict contractive conditions, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 248 (2000) 327-332] proved for strict contractive mappings in metric spaces are extended to symmetric (semi-metric) spaces under tight conditions. Some related results are derived besides discussing illustrative examples which establish the utility of results proved in this note.     

Convergence of the new composite implicit iteration process with random errors

In this paper, strong convergence theorems for approximation of common fixed points of a finite family of asymptotically demicontractive mappings are proved in Banach spaces using the new composite implicit iteration scheme with errors. Our results of this paper improve and extend the corresponding results of Chen, Song, Zhou [R.D. Chen, Y.S. Song, H.Y. Zhou, Convergence theorems for implicit iteration process for a finite family of continuous pseudocontractive mappings, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 314 (2006) 701–709], Osilike [M.O. Osilike, Implicit iteration process for common fixed points of a finite family of strictly pseudocontractive maps, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 294 (2004) 73–81], Gu [F. Gu, The new composite implicit iterative process with errors for common fixed points of a finite family of strictly pseudocontractive mappings, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 329 (2007) 766–776] and Yang and Hu [L.P. Yang, G. Hu, Convergence of implicit iteration process with random errors, Acta Math. Sinica (Chin. Ser.) 51 (1) (2008) 11–22].     

The equivalence between the convergence of Ishikawa and Mann iterations with errors for strongly successively pseudocontractive mappings without Lipschitzian assumption

In this paper we prove some new equivalences between convergence of the Ishikawa and Mann iteration sequences with errors in two schemes by Xu [Y.G. Xu, Ishikawa and Mann iteration process with errors for nonlinear strongly accretive operator equations, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 224 (1998) 91-101] and Liu [L.S. Liu, Ishikawa and Mann iterative process with errors for nonlinear strongly accretive mappings in Banach spaces, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 194 (1995) 114-125], respectively, for strongly successively pseudocontractive mappings. Our main results improve and extend the corresponding results of the all references listed in this article.     

A distributional version of functional equations and their stabilities

Generalizing the results in [J. Math. Anal. Appl. 286 (2003) 177–186; J. Math. Anal. Appl. 295 (2004) 107–114; Arch. Math., to appear; J. Math. Anal. Appl. 299 (2004) 578–586] that consider the Hyers–Ulam stability problems of several functional equations in the spaces of the Schwartz tempered distributions and the Fourier hyperfunctions we consider the stability problems of the functional equations in the space of distributions.     

Viscosity approximation methods for a finite family of nonexpansive mappings in Banach spaces

By using viscosity approximation methods for a finite family of nonexpansive mappings in Banach spaces, some sufficient and necessary conditions for the iterative sequence to converging to a common fixed point are obtained. The results presented in the paper extend and improve some recent results in [H.K. Xu, Viscosity approximation methods for nonexpansive mappings, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 298 (2004) 279-291; H.K. Xu, Remark on an iterative method for nonexpansive mappings, Comm. Appl. Nonlinear Anal. 10 (2003) 67-75; H.H. Bauschke, The approximation of fixed points of compositions of nonexpansive mappings in Banach spaces, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 202 (1996) 150-159; B. Halpern, Fixed points of nonexpansive maps, Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 73 (1967) 957-961; J.S. Jung, Iterative approaches to common fixed points of nonexpansive mappings in Banach spaces, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 302 (2005) 509-520; P.L. Lions, Approximation de points fixes de contractions', C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris Sér. A 284 (1977) 1357-1359; A. Moudafi, Viscosity approximation methods for fixed point problems, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 241 (2000) 46-55; S. Reich, Strong convergence theorems for resolvents of accretive operators in Banach spaces, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 75 (1980) 128-292; R. Wittmann, Approximation of fixed points of nonexpansive mappings, Arch. Math. 58 (1992) 486-491].     

On the convergence of implicit iteration process with error for a finite family of asymptotically nonexpansive mappings

The purpose of this paper is to study the weak and strong convergence of implicit iteration process with errors to a common fixed point for a finite family of asymptotically nonexpansive mappings and nonexpansive mappings in Banach spaces. The results presented in this paper extend and improve the corresponding results of [H. Bauschke, The approximation of fixed points of compositions of nonexpansive mappings in Hilbert space, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 202 (1996) 150-159; B. Halpern, Fixed points of nonexpansive maps, Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 73 (1967) 957-961; P.L. Lions, Approximation de points fixes de contractions, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. A 284 (1977), 1357-1359; S. Reich, Strong convergence theorems for resolvents of accretive operators in Banach spaces, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 75 (1980) 287-292; Z.H. Sun, Strong convergence of an implicit iteration process for a finite family of asymptotically quasi-nonexpansive mappings, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 286 (2003) 351-358; R. Wittmann, Approximation of fixed points of nonexpansive mappings, Arch. Math. 58 (1992) 486-491; H.K. Xu, M.G. Ori, An implicit iterative process for nonexpansive mappings, Numer. Funct. Anal. Optimiz. 22 (2001) 767-773; Y.Y. Zhou, S.S. Chang, Convergence of implicit iterative process for a finite family of asymptotically nonexpansive mappings in Banach spaces, Numer. Funct. Anal. Optimiz. 23 (2002) 911-921].