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A New Discussion on Banach-Type Fixed Point Result in Double-Composed Metric Spaces

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One of the important research directions of fixed point theory is the generalization of metric spaces. An interesting generalization of metric space is the modification of triangular inequality. In the last few decades, many generalizations of metric space have been introduced in the field of fixed point theory by changing triangle inequality using multiplication of constants or functions. Recently, a new generalization of metric space with changing triangle inequality using the composition of two functions, namely, a double-composed metric space, has been introduced. A double-composed metric space is a new concept using the composition of functions, unlike the previous generalizations of metric space that modify the triangular inequality using the multiplication of functions. And, Banach-type fixed point result and Kanan-type fixed point result are established under certain assumptions in the setting of double-composed metric spaces. In this paper, we reconsider the Banach-type fixed point result in the setting of double-composed metric spaces under new and simple conditions. We have proved the fixed point theorem by using a new proof method and, consequently, we have demonstrated that Banach’s contractions in double-composed metric spaces have a unique fixed point under different assumptions from the previous one. We also present an example showing the validity of our fixed point result. Finally, we apply our fixed point result to show the existence of solution of Fredholm integral equations.

Published in Engineering Mathematics (Volume 9, Issue 2)
DOI 10.11648/j.engmath.20250902.11
Page(s) 26-30
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Fixed Point, Banach Contraction, Double-Composed Metric Space, Fredholm Integral Equation

1. Introduction and Preliminaries
Fixed point theory has wide applications in various fields including nonlinear analysis, engineering, computer science, mathematical modeling, etc., . Banach’s contraction principle plays a key role in fixed point theory. Many researchers have been engaged in research to extend and improve Banach’s contraction principle, where recent attention is focused on generalization of metric spaces. Several abstract spaces that generalize triangular inequalities such as b-metric space , extended b-metric space , controlled metric space , and double controlled metric space have been introduced in the field of fixed point theory. In 2023, Ayoob et al. defined a new extension of metric space by using the composition of functions, namely, double-composed metric space, as follows.
Definition 1.1 (). Let F, G:[0, ∞)[0, ∞) be two non-constant functions. A double-composed metric on Κ is a function Dc:Κ×Κ[0, ∞) such that κ,ι,νΚ:
1) κ=ιDcκ, ι=0;
2) Dcκ,ι=Dcι, κ;
3) Dcκ,ιFDcκ,ν+GDcν,ι.
The pair (Κ, Dc) is called a double-composed metric space. Obviously, each metric space is a double-composed metric space via Fx=Gx=x for all x0.
More recently, several papers have been published concerning the double-composed metric space and its generalization, see .
Example 1.1 (). Let Κ=R. Define Dc:Κ×Κ[0, ∞) as Dcκ, ι=eκ- ι-1, for all κ,ιΚ. Then (Κ, Dc) is a double-composed metric space via F, G:[0, ∞)[0, ∞) with Fx=Gx=x2+2x2 for all x0, which is not a standard metric space.
The authors of presented some concepts concerning double-composed metric spaces.
Definition 1.2 (). Let (Κ, Dc) be a double-composed metric space.
1) {κi}Κ converges to κ if limiDcκi,κ=0 for some κΚ.
2) {κi}Κ is said to Cauchy if limi,jDcκi,κj=0;
3) (Κ, Dc) is said to complete if every Cauchy sequence on Κ converges to some point of Κ.
Proposition 1.1 (). Let (Κ, Dc) be a double-composed metric space via two non-constant functions F, G:[0, ∞)[0, ∞). If F and G are continuous and F0=G0=0, then every convergent sequence has a unique limit.
The following theorem is Banach-type fixed point result in the framework of double-composed metric space proposed in .
Theorem 1.1 (). Let (Κ, Dc) be a complete double-composed metric space via continuous and non-decreasing functions F, G:[0, ∞)[0, ∞) with F0=G0=0, and let T:ΚΚ be a mapping such that
DcTκ, TιλDcκ, ι,κ,ιΚ,
where λ(0, 1). Define a sequence {κi} as κi=Tiκ0 for κ0. Assume that:
1) limi,jn=ji-2Gn-jFλnDcκ0,κ1+Gi-j-1λi-1Dcκ0,κ1=0,
where Gn-jFλnDcκ0,κ1 and Gi-j-1λi-1Dcκ0,κ1 denotes the composite function.
2) G is sub-additive.
Then T has a unique fixed point.
In this paper, we prove Banach-type fixed point result in double-composed metric space without the assumptions 1) and 2) of Theorem 1.1. We also present an example showing the significance of the obtained result. Moreover, we show the existence of a solution of Fredholm integral equations by applying obtained fixed point result.
2. Main Results
We reconsider the Banach-type fixed point theorem in double-composed metric spaces without the assumptions 1) and 2) of Theorem 1.1, while we use the assumption that F and G are strictly increasing instead of the assumption that they are non-decreasing.
Theorem 2.1. Let (Κ, Dc) be a complete double composed metric space via two continuous and strictly increasing functions F, G:[0, ∞)[0, ∞) with F0=G0=0, and let T:ΚΚ be a mapping such that
DcTκ, TιλDcκ, ι,κ,ιΚ,(1)
where λ[0, 1). Then T has a unique fixed point.
Proof. Since λ[0,1), for given 0<η<1, we can take nN such that
λn<minF-1η4, G-1η4.(2)
Let us take κ0Κ arbitrarily. We define ΨTn and construct a sequence κi by κi=Ψiκ0.
Firstly, we will see that κi is a Cauchy sequence.
From (1), we obtain
DcΨκ, Ψι=DcTnκ, TnιλDcTn-1κ, Tn-1ιλnDcκ, ι(3)
By (3), we get for all iN,
Dcκi,κi+1=DcΨκi-1,ΨκiλnDcκi-1,κiλniDcκ0,κ1.
Thus,
limiDcκi,κi+1=0.(4)
So we can take hN satisfying
Dcκh,κh+1<minF-1η4, G-1η4.(5)
Denote by Bdcκh,η/2:=ιΚ: Dcκh,ιη/2. Since it is clear that κhBdcκh,η/2, it holds that Bdcκh,η/2. Let us take an arbitrary νBdcκh,η/2. Then, Dcκh,νη/2.
By (2) and (3), we get
DcΨκh,ΨνλnDcκh,νminF-1η4, G-1η4η2minF-1η4, G-1η4.(6)
By triangle inequality (iii), (5), (6) and the fact that F and G are strictly increasing, we get
Dcκh,ΨνFDcκh,κh+1+GDcκh+1,Ψν
=FDcκh,κh+1+GDcΨκh,Ψν
FminF-1η4, G-1η4+GminF-1η4, G-1η4
FF-1η4+GG-1η4
η2.
Hence, ΨνBdcκh,η/2. This means that Ψ maps Bdcκh,η/2 into itself. Thus we have ΨκhBdcκh,η/2 for κhBdcκh,η/2. Repeating this process, we get κjBdcκh,η/2 for all j>h.
For all j>ih (where i=h+l for some l0), by (3) and κj-lBdcκh,η/2, we have
Dcκi,κj=DcΨκi-1,Ψκj-1λnDcκi-1,κj-1λDcκi-1,κj-1
λ2Dcκi-2,κj-2
λlDcκh,κj-l
Dcκh,κj-l
η2<η.
Thus, we have limi,jDcκi,κj=0 and {κi} is Cauchy. By the completeness of Κ, there exists κ*Κ such that limiDcκi,κ*=0.
Secondly, we will prove that κ* is a unique fixed point of Ψ. By triangle inequality (iii) and (3),
Dcκ*,Ψκ*FDcκ*,κi+1+GDcκi+1,Ψκ*
=FDcκ*,κi+1+GDcΨκi,Ψκ*
FDcκ*,κi+1+GλnDcκi,κ*,
for all iN.
Taking the limit as i, by the continuity of F and G we obtain that
Dcκ*,Ψκ*FlimiDcκ*,κi+1+GλnlimiDcκi,κ*=F0+G0=0.
So κ* is a fixed point of Ψ.
Now, let Ψ has two fixed points κ* and ι*, i.e., κ*=Ψκ* and ι*=Ψι*.
By (3)
Dcκ*,ι*=DcΨκ*,Ψι*λnDcκ*,ι*.
That is Dcκ*,ι*=0, and the fixed point of Ψ is unique.
Finally, since κ*=Ψκ*=Tnκ*, we get Tκ*=Tn+1κ*=Ψ(Tκ*). That is, Tκ* is also a fixed point of Ψ. Since the fixed point of Ψ is unique, κ*=Tκ*. Consequently, κ* is a fixed point of T. The uniqueness can be easily showed.
Example 2.1. We discuss the double composed metric space (Κ, Dc) defined in Example 1.1. The completeness of Κ can be easily checked, and F and G are continuous and strictly increasing with F0=G0=0.
Take T:ΚΚ by Tκ=κ3.
Since ex/3-113ex/3-1, xR, we have
DcTκ, Tι=eTκ-ι-1=eκ- ι3-113eκ- ι-1λDcκ, ι,
for all λ[13,1). Thus all the conditions of Theorem 2.1 are satisfied and T has a unique fixed point κ*=0. On the other hand, since G is not sub-additive, so we cannot apply Theorem 1.1 (Theorem 3 in ).
3. Application to Nonlinear Integral Equations
We apply Theorem 2.1 to discuss the existence of a solution of Fredholm integral equation as follows:
κ(t)=01H(t,s, κs)ds,t,s0,1,(7)
where H:0,12×RR is given continuous function.
Let Κ=C(0,1, R). Define Dc:Κ×Κ[0, ∞) by
Dcκ, ι=emaxt[0,1]κ(t)- ι(t)-1,κ, ιΚ.
From Example 1.1, we can easily check that (Κ, Dc) is a complete double-composed metric space via F, G:[0, ∞)[0, ∞) with Fx=Gx=(x2+2x)/2 for all x0.
Theorem 3.1. Suppose that
eHt, s, κs-H(t,s, ιs)-1λeκ(s)- ι(s)-1(8)
for all κ, ιΚ and t,s0,1, where λ[0, 1). Then the integral equation (7) has a unique solution in Κ.
Proof. The inequality (8) is equivalent to the following inequality.
Ht, s, κs-H(t,s, ιs)lnλeκ(s)- ι(s)-1+1(9)
for all κ, ιΚ and t,s0,1.
We define the integral operator T: ΚΚ as
Tκ(t)=01H(t,s, κs)ds,t,s0,1.
By (9), we get
eTκ(t)-ι(t)-1=e01H(t,s, κs)ds-01H(t,s, ιs)ds-1e01Ht, s, κs-H(t,s, ιs)ds-1
e01lnλeκ(s)- ι(s)-1+1ds-1
elnλemaxs[0,1]κ(s)- ι(s)-1+101ds-1
=λemaxs[0,1]κ(s)- ι(s)-1
λemaxt[0,1]κ(t)- ι(t)-1,
for all t0,1 and κ, ιΚ.
So,
emaxt[0,1]Tκ(t)-ι(t)-1λemaxt[0,1]κ(t)- ι(t)-1,
that is,
DcTκ, TιλDcκ, ι.
By Theorem 2.1, T has a unique fixed point, which means that (7) has a unique solution in Κ.
4. Conclusions
In this paper, we newly discussed the Banach-type fixed point result in the framework of double-composed metric spaces. We have established the Banach-type fixed point result without the assumptions (1) and (2) of Theorem 1.1, instead replacing the assumption that F and G are non-decreasing with the assumption of strictly increasing. And we presented an example supporting our fixed point result. Finally, we show the existence of a solution of Fredholm integral equations by applying obtained fixed point result.
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to express their gratitude to the handling editor and reviewers for their constructive comments.
Author Contributions
Gwang-Myong Kim: Writing - original draft, Methodology
Gum-Sik Kang: Writing - original draft, Conceptualization
Chol Jin Kil: Writing - review & editing, Supervision
Jin-Sim Kim: Formal Analysis, Data curation
Funding
This work is not supported by any external funding.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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