Abstract
In this manuscript, we establish some fixed-point theorems without continuity by using the triangular property on a fuzzy bipolar -metric space as a generalized version and expansion of the well-known results. We also provide some examples and applications of the integral equation to the solution for our main results.
MSC:
47H10; 30G35; 54H25
1. Introduction and Preliminaries
In 1960, the concept of continuous triangular norm was initiated by Schweizer and Sklar [1]. After that, Zadeh [2] initiated the theory of fuzzy sets in 1965. This concept of fuzziness was described by Kramosil and Michalek [3] in 1975 using the fuzzy metric space with the help of the continuous t-norm. Moreover, they were interested the notion of fuzziness to improve the well-known fixed-point results by Grabeic [4] in the sense of such spaces. After that, Gregori and Sapena [5] extended the fuzzy Banach contraction map to the fuzzy metric space. In 1994, the fuzzy metric space definition was modified by George and Veeramani [6]. Moreover, Shamas, Rehman, Aydi, Mahmood, and Ameer [7] described more results on the fixed-point results. Mutlu and Gurdal [8] introduced the concept of generalized metric space as a bipolar metric space. Bartwal, Dimri, and Prasad [9] proposed a fuzzy bipolar metric space and proved fixed-point results. Additional articles which relate to the concept can be seen in [10,11,12,13,14]. In this paper, we demonstrate some fixed-point results on a fuzzy bipolar -metric space.
Now, we recall some basics
Definition 1
([9]). Let and be two nonempty sets. A quadruple is called a fuzzy bipolar metric space (FB-space), where ∗ and are a continuous ⊺-norm and fuzzy set on , respectively, such that for all :
- (FB1)
- for all ;
- (FB2)
- iff for and ;
- (FB3)
- for all ;
- (FB4)
- for all and ;
- (FB5)
- is left continuous;
- (FB6)
- is nondecreasing and .
Definition 2.
Let and be two nonempty sets and be a given real number. A five tuple is called a fuzzy bipolar -metric space (FBBMS), where ∗, is a continuous ⊺-norm and fuzzy set on , respectively, such that for all :
- (FBB1)
- for all ;
- (FBB2)
- iff for and ;
- (FBB3)
- for all ;
- (FBB4)
- for all and ;
- (FBB5)
- is left continuous;
- (FBB6)
- is nondecreasing for all and .
Definition 3.
Let be a fuzzy bipolar -metric space.
- (A1)
- A point is called a left, right and central point if , , and both hold. Similarly, a sequence , on a set , are said to be a left and right sequence, respectively.
- (A2)
- A sequence is convergent to a point ♭ if and only if is a left sequence, ♭ is a right point, and for , or is a right sequence, ♭ is a left point, and for .
- (A3)
- A bisequence is a sequence on the set . If the sequences and are convergent, then the bisequence is said to be convergent. is a Cauchy bisequence if for .
- (A4)
- A fuzzy bipolar -metric space is called complete if every Cauchy bisequence is convergent.
Lemma 1.
Let be a fuzzy bipolar -metric space. If is a limit of a sequence, then it is a unique limit of the sequence.
Definition 4.
Let be a fuzzy bipolar -metric space. The fuzzy bipolar -metric space is -triangular(BT) if
Lemma 2.
A fuzzy bipolar -metric space is -triangular.
Proof.
Define given by
for all , and .
Now,
which implies that
Hence, the fuzzy bipolar -metric is -triangular. □
In this manuscript, we prove fixed-point results on FBBMS with some applications.
2. Main Result
Now, we prove our first result:
Theorem 1.
Let be a complete FBBMS with constant and the mapping such that
- (B1)
- and ;
- (B2)
- , for all , with ;
- (B3)
- is BT.
Then, has a (unique fixed point).
Proof.
Fix and and assume that and for all . Then,
Letting , we derive
Letting , we derive
Let , for . Then, since is BT, we obtain
Since and , we obtain
Thus, is a Cauchy bisequence. Since is a complete, it follows that the bisequence is convergent. We know that the bisequence is a biconvergent sequence. Then, and for all . By Lemma 1, both sequences and have a unique limit. Since is BT, we prove that
Letting , we obtain
Therefore, . Let be another fixed point of . Then,
Since ,
Hence, . □
Example 1.
Consider and equipped with a continuous ⊺-norm. Define , ∀, , and . Clearly, is a complete FBBMS. Define given by
∀. Then,
Hence, all the axioms of Theorem 1 are fulfilled with . Therefore, has a , i.e., .
Theorem 2.
Let be a complete FBBMS with constant and the mapping such that
- (C1)
- and ;
- (C2)
- , for all , with ;
- (C3)
- is BT.
Then, has a .
Proof.
Fix and consider and , . Then,
Letting , we derive
Letting , we derive
Let , for . Then, since is BT, we obtain
Since , letting , we obtain
Thus, is a Cauchy bisequence. Since is a complete, it follows that the bisequence is convergent. We know that the bisequence is a biconvergent sequence. Then, and for all . By Lemma 1, both sequences and have a unique limit.
Now, we show that is a fixed point of . Since is BT, we prove that
Letting , we obtain
Therefore, . Let be another fixed point of . Then,
Since ,
Hence, . □
Example 2.
Let and be equipped with a continuous ⊺-norm. Define , ∀, , and . Clearly, is a complete FBBMS. Define given by
Then,
Hence, all the axioms of Theorem 2 are fulfilled with . Therefore, has a , i.e., .
Theorem 3.
Let , where is a complete FBBMS with , and let such that
- (H1)
- and ;
- (H2)
- hold for all and , where such that and ;
- (H3)
- is BT.
Then, has a .
Proof.
Let , and for each , we define and . Then,
for all integers . Then,
and
so
Consequently,
for all , where . For each ,
Since and , we obtain
Consequently, for each
Since and , we obtain
Therefore, is a Cauchy bisequence. Since is complete, , where . Moreover,
On the other hand,
which in turn implies that . Hence, . Let be another fixed point of . Then,
Consequently . □
Next, we present a result which uses a Kannan type contraction [15].
Theorem 4.
Let , where is a complete FBBMS with , and let such that the inequality
holds for all and with . Then, the function has a .
Proof.
Let , and for each , we define and . Then,
for all integers . Then,
and
so
If we take , then we have since . Now,
For each ,
Since and , we obtain
Consequently, for each
Since , as , we obtain
Therefore, is a Cauchy bisequence. Since is complete, , where . Hence,
On the other hand,
which in turn implies that . Hence, . Let be another fixed point of . Then,
Consequently, . □
3. Applications
3.1. Application I
Consider the integral equation as follows.
Theorem 5.
Let us consider the integral equation
where is a Lebesgue measurable set. Suppose
- (T1)
- and ;
- (T2)
- There is a continuous function and satisfyingfor ;
- (T3)
- .
Then, the integral equation has a unique solution in .
Proof.
Consider and two normed linear spaces, where are Lebesgue measurable sets and .
- Let given byfor all . Then, is a complete FBBMS.
- Define given by
Now,
Hence, all the axioms of Theorem 1 are fulfilled and consequently, Equation (1) has a unique solution. □
3.2. Application II
We recall many important definitions from fractional calculus theory [16,17]. For a function , the order of Riemann–Liouville fractional derivative is
From (2), the right-hand side is pointwise defined on , where and are the integer part of the number and the Euler gamma function.
Consider the following FDE (fractional differential equation)
where is a continuous function and represents the Caputo fractional derivative of order ♭, and it is defined by
Let and . Consider given by
for all . Then, is a complete FBBMS.
Theorem 6.
Let us consider the nonlinear FDE (3). Suppose that the following conditions are satisfied:
- (i)
- We can find and such that
- (ii)
Then, Equation (3) has a unique solution in .
Proof.
4. Conclusions
In this manuscript, we proved fixed-point results without continuity and by using the BT property on FBBMS with some applications. In 2017, Mehmood, Ali, Ionescu, and Kamran [18] introduced the extended fuzzy -metric space and proved some fixed-point theorems. We give an open problem to introduce the extended fuzzy bipolar -metric space and prove some fixed-point theorems.
Author Contributions
Conceptualization, B.R., O.E. and N.M.; methodology, B.R., A.A. and N.M.; formal analysis, B.R., O.E. and A.A.; investigation, B.R., O.E., A.A. and N.M.; writing—original draft preparation, B.R., O.E., A.A. and N.M.; writing—review and editing, B.R., O.E., A.A. and N.M.; supervision, O.E. and N.M. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Funding
This research received no external funding.
Data Availability Statement
Not applicable.
Acknowledgments
The authors A. ALoqaily and N.Mlaiki would like to thank Prince Sultan University for paying the APC and for the support through the TAS research lab.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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