Necessary and sufficient conditions for large contractions in fixed point theory

Autor: Ioannis K. Purnaras, Theodore Burton
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Electronic Journal of Qualitative Theory of Differential Equations, Vol 2019, Iss 94, Pp 1-24 (2019)
ISSN: 1417-3875
DOI: 10.14232/ejqtde.2019.1.94
Popis: Many problems in integral and differential equations involve an equation in which there is almost a contraction mapping. Through some type of transformation we arrive at an operator of the form $H(x) =x-f(x)$. The paper contains two main parts. First we offer several transformations which yield that operator. We then offer necessary and sufficient conditions to ensure that the operator is a large contraction. These operators yield unique fixed points. A partial answer to a question raised in [D. R. Smart, Fixed point theorems, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1980] is given. The last section contains examples and applications.
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