A fixed point theorem for a nonlinear type contraction

A well-known result of Boyd and Wong [1] on nonlinear contractions is extended. Several other known results are obtained as special cases.

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Main Authors: S. A. Husain, V. M. Sehgal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1978-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171278000071
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spelling doaj-art-67cdb861ef2a42808209b448604e649d2025-08-20T02:35:24ZengWileyInternational Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences0161-17121687-04251978-01-0111576110.1155/S0161171278000071A fixed point theorem for a nonlinear type contractionS. A. Husain0V. M. Sehgal1Department of Mathematics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, ChinaDepartment of Mathematics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, ChinaA well-known result of Boyd and Wong [1] on nonlinear contractions is extended. Several other known results are obtained as special cases.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171278000071nonlinear type contractionfixed point theorems.
spellingShingle S. A. Husain
V. M. Sehgal
A fixed point theorem for a nonlinear type contraction
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
nonlinear type contraction
fixed point theorems.
title A fixed point theorem for a nonlinear type contraction
title_full A fixed point theorem for a nonlinear type contraction
title_fullStr A fixed point theorem for a nonlinear type contraction
title_full_unstemmed A fixed point theorem for a nonlinear type contraction
title_short A fixed point theorem for a nonlinear type contraction
title_sort fixed point theorem for a nonlinear type contraction
topic nonlinear type contraction
fixed point theorems.
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