Fixed point theory for the cyclic weaker Meir-Keeler function in complete metric spaces Fixed Point Theory and Applications 2012, 2012:17 doi:10.1186/1687-1812-2012-17 Chi MING Chen ming
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Fixed point theory for the cyclic weaker Meir-Keeler function in complete metric
spaces
Fixed Point Theory and Applications 2012, 2012:17 doi:10.1186/1687-1812-2012-17
Chi MING Chen (ming@mail.nhcue.edu.tw)
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Trang 2Fixed point theory for the cyclic weaker Meir–Keeler function in complete metric
spaces
Chi-Ming Chen
Department of Applied Mathematics,
National Hsinchu University of Education,
No 521, Nanda Rd., Hsinchu City 300, Taiwan Email address: ming@mail.nhcue.edu.tw
Abstract
In this article, we introduce the notions of cyclic weaker φ◦ϕ-contractions
and cyclic weaker (φ, ϕ)-contractions in complete metric spaces and
prove two theorems which assure the existence and uniqueness of a
Trang 3fixed point for these two types of contractions Our results generalize
or improve many recent fixed point theorems in the literature
MSC: 47H10; 54C60; 54H25; 55M20.
Keywords: fixed point theory; weaker Meir–Keeler function; cyclic
weaker φ ◦ ϕ-contraction; cyclic weaker (φ, ϕ)-contraction
1 Introduction and preliminaries
Throughout this article, by R+, R we denote the sets of all nonnegative realnumbers and all real numbers, respectively, while N is the set of all natural
numbers Let (X, d) be a metric space, D be a subset of X and f : D → X
be a map We say f is contractive if there exists α ∈ [0, 1) such that for all
x, y ∈ D,
d(f x, f y) ≤ α · d(x, y).
The well-known Banach’s fixed point theorem asserts that if D = X, f
is contractive and (X, d) is complete, then f has a unique fixed point in
X. It is well known that the Banach contraction principle [1] is a veryuseful and classical tool in nonlinear analysis In 1969, Boyd and Wong
[2] introduced the notion of Φ-contraction A mapping f : X → X on a
metric space is called Φ-contraction if there exists an upper semi-continuous
Trang 4function Φ : [0, ∞) → [0, ∞) such that
d(f x, f y) ≤ Φ(d(x, y)) for all x, y ∈ X.
Generalization of the above Banach contraction principle has been a heavilyinvestigated branch research (see, e.g., [3, 4]) In 2003, Kirk et al [5]introduced the following notion of cyclic representation
Definition 1 [5] Let X be a nonempty set, m ∈ N and f : X → X an
operator Then X = ∪mi=1Aiis called a cyclic representation of X with respect
to f if
(1) Ai, i = 1, 2, , m are nonempty subsets of X;
(2) f (A1) ⊂ A2, f (A2) ⊂ A3, , f (Am−1) ⊂ Am, f (Am) ⊂ A1.
Kirk et al [5] also proved the below theorem
Theorem 1 [5] Let (X, d) be a complete metric space, m ∈ N, A1, A2, , Am,
closed nonempty subsets of X and X = ∪m
i=1Ai Suppose that f satisfies the following condition.
d(f x, f y) ≤ ψ(d(x, y)), for all x ∈ Ai, y ∈ Ai+1, i ∈ {1, 2, , m},
where ψ : [0, ∞) → [0, ∞) is upper semi-continuous from the right and 0 ≤ ψ(t) < t for t > 0 Then, f has a fixed point z ∈ ∩n
i=1Ai.
Trang 5Recently, the fixed theorems for an operator f : X → X that defined on
a metric space X with a cyclic representation of X with respect to f had
appeared in the literature (see, e.g., [6–10]) In 2010, Pˇacurar and Rus [7]
introduced the following notion of cyclic weaker ϕ-contraction.
Definition 2 [7] Let (X, d) be a metric space, m ∈ N, A1, A2, , Am closed
nonempty subsets of X and X = ∪mi=1Ai An operator f : X → X is called a cyclic weaker ϕ-contraction if
(1) X = ∪mi=1Ai is a cyclic representation of X with respect to f ;
(2) there exists a continuous, non-decreasing function ϕ : [0, ∞) → [0, ∞) with ϕ(t) > 0 for t ∈ (0, ∞) and ϕ(0) = 0 such that
d(f x, f y) ≤ d(x, y) − ϕ(d(x, y)),
for any x ∈ Ai, y ∈ Ai+1, i = 1, 2, , m where Am+1 = A1.
And, Pˇacurar and Rus [7] proved the below theorem.
Theorem 2 [7] Let (X, d) be a complete metric space, m ∈ N, A1, A2, , Am
closed nonempty subsets of X and X = ∪mi=1Ai Suppose that f is a cyclic weaker ϕ-contraction Then, f has a fixed point z ∈ ∩n
i=1Ai.
Trang 6In this article, we also recall the notion of Meir–Keeler function (see [11]).
A function φ : [0, ∞) → [0, ∞) is said to be a Meir–Keeler function if for each η > 0, there exists δ > 0 such that for t ∈ [0, ∞) with η ≤ t < η + δ, we have φ(t) < η We now introduce the notion of weaker Meir–Keeler function
φ : [0, ∞) → [0, ∞), as follows:
Definition 3 We call φ : [0, ∞) → [0, ∞) a weaker Meir–Keeler function if
for each η > 0, there exists δ > 0 such that for t ∈ [0, ∞) with η ≤ t < η + δ, there exists n0∈N such that φn0(t) < η.
2 Fixed point theory for the cyclic weaker
φ ◦ ϕ-contractions
The main purpose of this section is to present a generalization of Theorem 1
In the section, we let φ : [0, ∞) → [0, ∞) be a weaker Meir–Keeler function
satisfying the following conditions:
(φ1) φ(t) > 0 for t > 0 and φ(0) = 0;
(φ2) for all t ∈ (0, ∞), {φn(t)}n∈N is decreasing;
(φ3) for tn∈ [0, ∞), we have that
Trang 7(a) if limn→∞tn = γ > 0, then limn→∞φ(tn) < γ, and
(b) if limn→∞tn= 0, then limn→∞φ(tn) = 0
And, let ϕ : [0, ∞) → [0, ∞) be a non-decreasing and continuous function
satisfying
(ϕ1) ϕ(t) > 0 for t > 0 and ϕ(0) = 0;
(ϕ2) ϕ is subadditive, that is, for every µ1, µ2 ∈ [0, ∞), ϕ(µ1 + µ2) ≤
ϕ(µ1) + ϕ(µ2);
(ϕ3) for all t ∈ (0, ∞), limn→∞tn = 0 if and only if limn→∞ϕ(tn) = 0
We state the notion of cyclic weaker φ ◦ ϕ-contraction, as follows:
Definition 4 Let (X, d) be a metric space, m ∈ N, A1, A2, , Am nonempty
i=1Ai An operator f : X → X is called a cyclic weaker φ ◦ ϕ-contraction if
(i) X = ∪m
i=1Ai is a cyclic representation of X with respect to f ;
(ii) for any x ∈ Ai, y ∈ Ai+1, i = 1, 2, , m,
ϕ(d(f x, f y)) ≤ φ(ϕ(d(x, y))),
where Am+1 = A1.
Trang 8Theorem 3 Let (X, d) be a complete metric space, m ∈ N, A1, A2, , Am
nonempty subsets of X and X = ∪mi=1Ai Let f : X → X be a cyclic weaker
φ ◦ ϕ-contraction Then, f has a unique fixed point z ∈ ∩m
i=1Ai.
Proof Given x0and let xn+1= f xn = fn+1x0, for n ∈ N∪{0} If there exists
n0 ∈ N ∪ {0} such that xn 0 +1 = xn 0, then we finished the proof Suppose
that xn+1 6= xn for any n ∈ N ∪ {0} Notice that, for any n > 0, there exists
in ∈ {1, 2, , m} such that xn−1∈ Ain and xn∈ Ain+1 Since f : X → X is
a cyclic weaker φ ◦ ϕ-contraction, we have that for all n ∈ N
Since {φn(ϕ(d(x0, x1)))}n∈N is decreasing, it must converge to some η ≥ 0.
We claim that η = 0 On the contrary, assume that η > 0 Then by the
Trang 9definition of weaker Meir–Keeler function φ, there exists δ > 0 such that for x0, x1 ∈ X with η ≤ ϕ(d(x0, x1)) < δ + η, there exists n0 ∈ N such
that φn0(ϕ(d(x0, x1))) < η Since limn→∞φn(ϕ(d(x0, x1))) = η, there exists
p0 ∈ N such that η ≤ φp(ϕ(d(x0, x1)) < δ + η, for all p ≥ p0 Thus, we
conclude that φp0 +n0
(ϕ(d(x0, x1))) < η So we get a contradiction Therefore
limn→∞φn(ϕ(d(x0, x1))) = 0, that is,
We shall prove (∗) by contradiction Suppose that (∗) is false Then there
exists some ε > 0 such that for all n ∈ N, there are pn, qn ∈ N with pn >
qn ≥ n satisfying:
(i) ϕ(d(xpn, xqn)) ≥ ε, and
(ii) pn is the smallest number greater than qn such that the condition (i)
holds
Trang 10n→∞ϕ(d(xpn+1, xqn)) = ε.
Trang 11Thus, there exists i, 0 ≤ i ≤ m − 1 such that pn − qn + i = 1 mod m for infinitely many n If i = 0, then we have that for such n,
a contradiction Therefore limn→∞ϕ(d(xpn, xqn)) = 0, by the condition (ϕ3),
we also have limn→∞d(xp n, xq n) = 0 The case i 6= 0 is similar Thus, {xn} is
a Cauchy sequence Since X is complete, there exists ν ∈ ∪m
i=1Ai such thatlimn→∞xn= ν Now for all i = 0, 1, 2, , m − 1, {f xmn−i} is a sequence in
Ai and also all converge to ν Since Ai is clsoed for all i = 1, 2, , m, we conclude ν ∈ ∪m
i=1Ai, and also we conclude that ∩m
Trang 12hence ϕ(d(ν, f ν)) = 0, that is, d(ν, f ν) = 0, ν is a fixed point of f
Finally, to prove the uniqueness of the fixed point, let µ be another fixed point of f By the cyclic character of f , we have µ, ν ∈ ∩n
i=1Ai Since f is a cyclic weaker φ ◦ ϕ-contraction, we have
Example 1 Let X = R3 and we define d : X × X → [0, ∞) by
d(x, y) = |x1−y1|+|x2−y2|+|x3−y3|, for x = (x1, x2, x3), y = (y1, y2, y3) ∈ X,
4z, 0, 0
; for all z ∈ R.
Trang 13The main purpose of this section is to present a generalization of Theorem 2.
In the section, we let φ : [0, ∞) → [0, ∞) be a weaker Meir–Keeler function
satisfying the following conditions:
(φ1) φ(t) > 0 for t > 0 and φ(0) = 0;
(φ2) for all t ∈ (0, ∞), {φn(t)}n∈N is decreasing;
(φ3) for tn∈ [0, ∞), if limn→∞tn= γ, then limn→∞φ(tn) ≤ γ.
Trang 14And, let ϕ : [0, ∞) → [0, ∞) be a non-decreasing and continuous function satisfying ϕ(t) > 0 for t > 0 and ϕ(0) = 0.
We now state the notion of cyclic weaker (φ, ϕ)-contraction, as follows:
Definition 5 Let (X, d) be a metric space, m ∈ N, A1, A2, , Am nonempty
subsets of X and X = ∪mi=1Ai An operator f : X → X is called a cyclic weaker (φ, ϕ)-contraction if
(i) X = ∪m
i=1Ai is a cyclic representation of X with respect to f ;
(ii) for any x ∈ Ai, y ∈ Ai+1, i = 1, 2, , m,
d(f x, f y) ≤ φ(d(x, y)) − ϕ(d(x, y)),
where Am+1 = A1.
Theorem 4 Let (X, d) be a complete metric space, m ∈ N, A1, A2, , Am
i=1Ai Let f : X → X be a cyclic weaker
(φ, ϕ)-contraction Then f has a unique fixed point z ∈ ∩mi=1Ai.
Proof Given x0and let xn+1= f xn = fn+1x0, for n ∈ N∪{0} If there exists
n ∈ N ∪ {0} such that xn0+1 = xn0, then we finished the proof Suppose that
xn+1 6= xn for any n ∈ N ∪ {0} Notice that, for any n > 0, there exists
Trang 15in ∈ {1, 2, , m} such that xn−1∈ Ai n and xn∈ Ai n +1 Since f : X → X is
a cyclic weaker (φ, ϕ)-contraction, we have that n ∈ N
Since {φn(d(x0, x1))}n∈N is decreasing, it must converge to some η ≥ 0.
We claim that η = 0 On the contrary, assume that η > 0. Then by
the definition of weaker Meir–Keeler function φ, there exists δ > 0 such that for x0, x1 ∈ X with η ≤ d(x0, x1) < δ + η, there exists n0 ∈ N
such that φn0(d(x0, x1)) < η Since limn→∞φn(d(x0, x1)) = η, there ists p0 ∈ N such that η ≤ φp
ex-(d(x0, x1)) < δ + η, for all p ≥ p0 Thus, we
conclude that φp0+n0(d(x0, x1)) < η So we get a contradiction Therefore
Trang 16limn→∞φ (d(x0, x1)) = 0, that is,
Now, we let n > 2m Then corresponding to qn ≥ n use, we can choose pn
in such a way, that it is the smallest integer with pn > qn ≥ n satisfying
pn− qn = 1 mod m and d(xq n, xp n) ≥ Therefore d(xq n, xp n −m) ≤ and
Trang 17Letting n → ∞, we obtain that
lim
n→∞d(xqn+1, xpn+1) = .
Since xqn and xpn lie in different adjacently labeled sets Ai and Ai+1
for certain 1 ≤ i ≤ m, by using the fact that f is a cyclic weaker (φ,
ϕ)-contraction, we have
d(xqn+1, xpn+1) = d(f xq n, f xp n) ≤ φ(d(xq n, xp n)) − ϕ(d(xq n, xp n)) Letting n → ∞, by using the condition φ3 of the function φ, we obtain that
≤ − ϕ(),
and consequently, ϕ() = 0 By the definition of the function ϕ, we get = 0
which is contraction Therefore, our claim is proved
Trang 18In the sequel, we shall show that {xn} is a Cauchy sequence Let ε > 0 be given By our claim, there exists n1 ∈N such that if p, q ≥ n1 with p − q = 1 mod m, then
d(xp, xq) ≤ ε
2.Since limn→∞d(xn, xn+1) = 0, there exists n2 ∈N such that
d(xn, xn+1) ≤ ε
2m , for any n ≥ n2
Let p, q ≥ max{n1, n2} and p > q Then there exists k ∈ {1, 2, , m} such that p − q = k mod m Therefore, p − q + j = 1 mod m for j = m − k + 1,
i=1Aisuch that limn→∞xn= ν Since X = ∪m
i=1Aiis a cyclic representation
of X with respect to f , the sequence {xn} has infinite terms in each Ai for
i ∈ {1, 2, , m} Now for all i = 1, 2, , m, we may take a subsequence
Trang 19{xnk} of {xn} with xnk ∈ Ai−1 and also all converge to ν Since
Trang 20So we have µ = ν We complete the proof 2
Example 2 Let X = [−1, 1] with the usual metric Suppose that A1 =
[−1, 0] = A3 and A2 = [0, 1] = A4 Define f : X → X by f (x) = −x6 for all
x ∈ X, and let φ, ϕ : [0, ∞) → [0, ∞) be φ(t) = 2t, ϕ(t) = 4t Then f is a cyclic weaker (φ, ϕ)-contraction and 0 is the unique fixed point.
Example 3 Let X = R+ with the metric d : X × X → R+ given by
d(x, y) = max{x, y}, for x, y ∈ X.
Then f is a cyclic weaker (φ, ϕ)-contraction and 0 is the unique fixed point.
Example 4 Let X = R3 and we define d : X × X → [0, ∞) by
d(x, y) = max{|x1− y1|, |x2− y2|, |x3− y3|},
Trang 21for x = (x1, x2, x3), y = (y1, y2, y3) ∈ X, and let A = {(x, 0, 0) : x ∈ [0, 1]},
B = {(0, y, 0) : y ∈ [0, 1]}, C = {(0, 0, z) : z ∈ [0, 1]} be three subsets of X Define f : A ∪ B ∪ C → A ∪ B ∪ C by
Trang 22The authors would like to thank referee(s) for many useful comments andsuggestions for the improvement of the article
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