On fuzzy metric spaces

In this paper we introduce the concept of a fuzzy metric space. The distance between two points in a fuzzy metric space is a non-negative, upper semicontinuous, normal and convex fuzzy number. Properties of fuzzy metric spaces are studied and some fixed point theorems are proved.     

Fixed point theorems in fuzzy metric spaces

In this paper, we state and prove some common fixed point theorems in fuzzy metric spaces. These theorems generalize and improve known results (see [1]).     

On completion of fuzzy metric spaces

Completions of fuzzy metric spaces (in the sense of George and Veeramani) are discussed. A complete fuzzy metric space Y is said to be a˜fuzzy metric completion of a˜given fuzzy metric space X if X is isometric to a˜dense subspace of Y. We present an example of a˜fuzzy metric space that does not admit any fuzzy metric completion. However, we prove that every standard fuzzy metric space has an (up to isometry) unique fuzzy metric completion. We also show that for each fuzzy metric space there is an (up to uniform isomorphism) unique complete fuzzy metric space that contains a˜dense subspace uniformly isomorphic to it.     

Common fixed points for discontinuous mappings in fuzzy metric spaces

In this paper we prove some common fixed point theorems for fuzzy contraction respect to a mapping, which satisfies a condition of weak compatibility. We deduce also fixed point results for fuzzy contractive mappings in the sense of Gregori and Sapena. The authors are supported by Università degli Studi di Palermo, R. S. ex 60%.     

Controlled fuzzy metric spaces and some related fixed point results

In this paper, we introduce a new extension in the subject of fuzzy metric, called controlled fuzzy metric space. This notion is a generalization of fuzzy b‐metric space. Also, we prove a Banach‐type fixed point theorem and a new fixed point theorem for some self‐mappings satisfying fuzzy ψ ‐contraction condition that is more general than existing theorems. Furthermore, we establish some examples about our main results.     

Weak axioms of choice for metric spaces

In the framework of ZF, i.e., Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory without the axiom of choice AC, we show that if the family of all non-empty, closed subsets of a metric space has a choice function, then so does the family of all non-empty, open subsets of . In addition, we establish that the converse is not provable in ZF.

We also show that the statement ``every subspace of the real line with the standard topology has a choice function for its family of all closed, non-empty subsets" is equivalent to the weak choice form ``every continuum sized family of non-empty subsets of reals has a choice function".

     

A fixed point theorem for a family of mappings in a fuzzy metric space

In this paper we give a common fixed point theorem for a family of mappings of a G-complete fuzzy metric space (X, M, *) into itself. From this result we deduce a common fixed point theorem for a family of mappings of a complete metric space (X, d) into itself. Supported by University of Palermo.     

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。     

Some results on monotone metric spaces

We present some new results on monotone metric spaces. We prove that every bounded 1-monotone metric space in R^d${\mathbb{R}}^d$ has a finite 1-dimensional Hausdorff measure. As a consequence we obtain that each continuous bounded curve in R^d${\mathbb{R}}^d$ has a finite length if and only if it can be written as a finite sum of 1-monotone continuous bounded curves. Next we construct a continuous function f such that M   has a zero Lebesgue measure provided the graph(f|M)$\mathrm{graph}(f|M)$ is a monotone set in the plane. We finally construct a differentiable function with a monotone graph and unbounded variation.     

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.     

On the probability that finite spaces with random distances are metric spaces

For a set of 3 or 4 points we compute the exact probability that, after assigning the distances between these points uniformly at random from the set 1,…,n , the space obtained is metric. The corresponding results for random real distances follow easily. We also prove estimates for the general case of a finite set of points with uniformly random real distances.     

Common fixed point theorems for hybrid pairs of maps in fuzzy metric spaces

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the notion of common limit range property (CLR property) for two hybrid pairs of mappings in fuzzy metric spaces, and we prove common fixed point theorems using (CLR) property for these mappings with implicit relation. Our results extend some known results to multi-valued arena. Also, we prove common fixed point theorem in fuzzy metric spaces satisfying an integral type.     

Coarse embeddings of metric spaces into Banach spaces

There are several characterizations of coarse embeddability of locally finite metric spaces into a Hilbert space. In this note we give such characterizations for general metric spaces. By applying these results to the spaces , we get their coarse embeddability into a Hilbert space for . This together with a theorem by Banach and Mazur yields that coarse embeddability into and into are equivalent when . A theorem by G.Yu and the above allow us to extend to , , the range of spaces, coarse embeddings into which is guaranteed for a finitely generated group to satisfy the Novikov Conjecture.

     

Pretopologies, preuniformities and probabilistic metric spaces

Summary A pretopology on a given set can be generated from a filter of reflexive relations on that set (we call such a structure a preuniformity). We show that the familly of filters inducing a given pretopology on Xform a complete lattice in the lattice of filters on X. The smallest and largest elements of that lattice are explicitly given. The largest element is characterized by a condition which is formally equivalent to a property introduced by Knaster--Kuratowski--Mazurkiewicz in their well known proof of Brouwer's fixed point theorem. Menger spaces and probabilistic metric spaces also generate pretopologies. Semi-uniformities and pretopologies associated to a possibly nonseparated Menger space are completely characterized.     

Open finite-to-one images of metric spaces

We give a characterization of open finite-to-one images of metric spaces and apply this characterization in the investigation of open finite-to-one images of paracompact p-spaces.     

Generic properties of compact metric spaces

We prove that there is a residual subset of the Gromov-Hausdorff space (i.e. the space of all compact metric spaces up to isometry endowed with the Gromov-Hausdorff distance) whose elements enjoy several unexpected properties. In particular, they have zero lower box dimension and infinite upper box dimension.     

Small inductive dimension of completions of metric spaces

We construct a 0-dimensional metric space which under a special set-theoretic assumption, denoted in the paper as S(), does not have a 0-dimensional completion. Shortly after the submission of the paper for publication R. Dougherty has shown the consistency of S(). (S() disagrees with the continuum hypothesis.)

     

Generalized contractions in partially ordered metric spaces

We present some fixed point results for monotone operators in a metric space endowed with a partial order using a weak generalized contraction-type assumption.     

Almost compactness in fuzzy topological spaces

We introduce and study almost compactness for fuzzy topological spaces. We show that the almost continuous image of an almost compact fuzzy topological space is almost compact. Moreover, we show that generally almost compactness for fuzzy topological spaces is not product-invariant, but if X and Y are almost fuzzy topological spaces and X is product related to Y, then their fuzzy topological product is almost compact.     

A note on closed images of locally compact metric spaces

Summary A decomposition theorem about closed images of locally compact metric spaces is discussed. It is shown that a space is a closed image of a locally compact metric space if and only if it is a regular Fréchet space with a point-countable k-network, and each of its closed first-countable subset is locally compact.