A fixed point theorem revisited
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- by Alberta Bollenbacher and T. L. Hicks PDF
- Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 102 (1988), 898-900 Request permission
Abstract:
A version of a theorem commonly referred to as Caristi’s Theorem is given. It has an elementary constructive proof and it includes many generalizations of Banach’s fixed point theorem. Several examples illustrate the diversity that can occur.References
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- © Copyright 1988 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 102 (1988), 898-900
- MSC: Primary 54H25
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1988-0934863-2
- MathSciNet review: 934863