Fixed-point theorem for asymptotic contractions of Meir–Keeler type in complete metric spaces

In this paper, we introduce the notion of asymptotic contraction of Meir–Keeler type, and prove a fixed-point theorem for such contractions, which is a generalization of fixed-point theorems of Meir–Keeler and Kirk. In our discussion, we use the characterization of Meir–Keeler contraction proved by Lim [On characterizations of Meir–Keeler contractive maps, Nonlinear Anal. 46 (2001) 113–120]. We also give a simple proof of this characterization.