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A Generalization of a Fixed Point Theorem of Reich

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

G. E. Hardy
Affiliation:
University of Alberta, Edmonton Alberta
T. D. Rogers
Affiliation:
University of Alberta, Edmonton Alberta
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The following theorem is the principal result of this paper.

Let (M, d) be a metric space and T a self-mapping of M satisfying the condition for x,y ∊ M

1

where a, b, c, e,f are nonnegative and we set α=a+b+c+e+f.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1973

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