A new proof of Caristi’s fixed point theorem

A new proof of Caristi’s fixed point theorem
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Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 66 (1977), 54-56 Request permission

An elementary proof of Caristi’s generalization of the contraction theorem is presented.

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