A surjection theorem and a fixed point theorem for a class of positive operators

This paper is concerned with α-convex operators on ordered Banach spaces. A surjection theorem for 1-convex operators in order intervals is established by means of the properties of cone and monotone iterative technique. It is assumed that 1-convex operator A is increasing and satisfies Ay−Ax?M(y−x) for θ?x?y?v₀, where θ denotes the zero element and v₀ is a constant. Moreover, we prove a fixed point theorem for -convex operators by using fixed point theorem of cone expansion. In the end, we apply the fixed point theorem to certain integral equations.     

On a fixed point theorem of Kirk

W.A. Kirk [J. Math. Anal. Appl. 277 (2003) 645-650] first introduced the notion of asymptotic contractions and proved the fixed point theorem for this class of mappings. In this note we present a new short and simple proof of Kirk's theorem.     

On a fixed point theorem for partially ordered sets

An elementary combinatorial proof is presented of the following fixed point theorem: Let P be a finite partially ordered set with a cut-set X. If every subset of X has either a meet or a join, then P has the fixed point property. This theorem is strengthened to include a certain class of infinite partially ordered sets, as well.     

The characteristic of noncompact convexity and random fixed point theorem for set-valued operators

Let (Ω, Σ) be a measurable space, X a Banach space whose characteristic of noncompact convexity is less than 1, C a bounded closed convex subset of X, KC(C) the family of all compact convex subsets of C. We prove that a set-valued nonexpansive mapping T: C → KC(C) has a fixed point. Furthermore, if X is separable then we also prove that a set-valued nonexpansive operator T: Ω × C → KC(C) has a random fixed point.     

A fixed point theorem for the pseudo-circle

Let f:C→C be a self-map of the pseudo-circle C. Suppose that C is embedded into an annulus A, so that it separates the two components of the boundary of A. Let F:A→A be an extension of f to A (i.e. F|C=f). If F is of degree d then f has at least |d−1| fixed points. This result generalizes to all plane separating circle-like continua.     

On a fixed point theorem in Banach algebras with applications

In this article it is shown that some of the hypotheses of a fixed point theorem of the present author [B.C. Dhage, On some variants of Schauder’s fixed point principle and applications to nonlinear integral equations, J. Math. Phys. Sci. 25 (1988) 603–611] involving two operators in a Banach algebra are redundant. Our claim is also illustrated with the applications to some nonlinear functional integral equations for proving the existence results.     

A fixed point theorem

We establish a fixed point theorem for a Lie group of isometries acting on a Riemannian manifold with nonnegative curvature.     

A fixed point theorem for the infinite-dimensional simplex

We define the infinite-dimensional simplex to be the closure of the convex hull of the standard basis vectors in R^∞, and prove that this space has the fixed point property: any continuous function from the space into itself has a fixed point. Our proof is constructive, in the sense that it can be used to find an approximate fixed point; the proof relies on elementary analysis and Sperner's lemma. The fixed point theorem is shown to imply Schauder's fixed point theorem on infinite-dimensional compact convex subsets of normed spaces.     

On random fixed point theorems of random monotone operators

In this paper, we investigate the existence of random fixed point for random mixed monotone operators and random increasing (decreasing) operators and obtain some new random fixed point theorems.     

On the super fixed point property in product spaces

We prove that if F is a finite-dimensional Banach space and X has the super fixed point property for nonexpansive mappings, then F⊕X has the super fixed point property with respect to a large class of norms including all lp norms, 1?p<∞. This provides a solution to the “super-version” of the problem of Khamsi (1989).     

A fixed point theorem for discontinuous functions

Any function from a non-empty polytope into itself that is locally gross direction preserving is shown to have the fixed point property. Brouwer's fixed point theorem for continuous functions is a special case. We discuss the application of the result in the area of non-cooperative game theory.     

A random fixed point theorem for multifunctions

A Class of multifunctions is introduced and a random fixed point theorem for pairs of measurable multifunctions belonging to this class is proved. The result is then used to study the existence of solutions for a class of random operator equations