Some common fixed point theorems for a pair of tangential mappings in symmetric spaces

A metrical common fixed point theorem for a pair of self mappings due to Sastry and Murthy (K.P.R. Sastry, I.S.R. Krishna Murthy, A common fixed points of two partially commuting tangential selfmaps on a metric space, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 250 (2000) 731734.) 8] is extended to symmetric spaces which in turn generalises a fixed point theorem due to Pant (R.P. Pant, Common fixed points of Lipschitz type mapping pairs, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 248 (1999) 280283.) 11] besides deriving some related results. Some illustrative examples to highlight the realised improvements are also furnished.