Abstract
In this study, we establish unique and common fixed point results in the context of a complete complex-valued b-metric space using rational-type inequalities. The presented work generalizes some well-known results from the existing literature. Furthermore, to ensure the validity of the findings, we have included some examples and a section on the existence of solutions for the systems of Volterra–Hammerstein integral equations and Urysohn integral equations, respectively.
Keywords:
complex valued b-metric space; fixed point; compatible mappings; rational contractions; integral equations MSC:
34A08; 54H25; 47H10
1. Introduction
Integral equations have received considerable attention due to their wide range of applications in many branches of engineering, economics, and mathematics. The solution of integral equations has been studied by different researchers, and one of the most significant tools for solving them is the theory of fixed points. Over the last few decades, this area has drawn the attention of many researchers due to its substantial applications in many disciplines, notably nonlinear analysis, engineering problems, and topology.
The development in the research areas mentioned above began in 1922 with the first fixed point theorem known as Banach’s contraction principle [1]. In 1989, Bakhtin introduced the concept of b-metric spaces, which is a generalization of metric spaces and was a new concept at that time [2]. Since then, many significant results in b-metric spaces, such as those in [3,4,5,6], have been proven. Similarly, many common fixed point results for mappings satisfying rational-type inequalities, which are not worthwhile in cone metric spaces, have also been proven [7,8,9,10]. Furthermore, Azam et al. [11] introduced the concept of metric spaces in the complex version in 2011 and Rao and their coauthors introduced the concept of b-metric spaces in the complex plane in 2013 [12]. Different fixed point results for mappings satisfying conditions of different types of contractions in complex and complex b-metric spaces have been justified and studied [13,14,15,16,17,18]. Although the concept of a complex-valued b-metric space is more general than that of a complex-valued metric space, both have been extensively studied in the literature.
Fixed point theory is one of the prominent ways to solve integral equations. Common fixed point results in complex-valued b-metric spaces are applied to find the unique common solution of systems of integral equations. Many researchers, notably Sintunavarat et al. [19] and Rashwan and Salch [20], have used fixed point methods to put forward solutions for integral equations of Urysohn. Similarly, Pathak et al. [21] and Rashwan and Salch [20] have studied system of Volterra–Hammerstein and nonlinear integral equations using fixed point methods.
Bahadur and Sarwar in [22] also used fixed point results with the help of the (CLR) property and common (E.A) in a complex-valued metric space to solve nonlinear integral equations and investigate the unique common solution. Similarly, Khaled and Abdelkrim in [16] investigated the existence of a unique solution for Urysohn’s integral equations using fixed point results for four mappings in a b-metric space in the complex plane.
This manuscript presents results for the existence and uniqueness of a common fixed point for six self-maps holding a rational-type inequality in complex-valued b-metric spaces, subject to compatibility and continuity conditions. In addition, the existence of a unique common solution is provided for the following systems of Urysohn integral equations and Volterra–Hammerstein integral equations in the complex plane.
where , , and
for all , where are real numbers, is known and and , are real-valued measurable functions in both z and on .
2. Preliminaries
In this sequel, we need the following definitions and notations.
Definition 1
([16]). For a set of complex numbers C, a partial order ⪯ on C is given below: ⟺ and .
Therefore, we can say that if one of the following is necessities fulfilled:
(1) , ;
(2) , ;
(3) , ;
(4) , .
We can say that if and one of the above conditions is satisfied and similarly if amd only if condition (3) is fulfilled.
Definition 2
([16]). Let and let C be a complex valued metric space on C, if it fulfils the following necessities;
(1) for all and if and only if ;
(2) for all ;
(3) for all .
Then, d is known as complex valued metric on γ and is known as a complex valued metric space.
Example 1
([23]). Let be a set of complex numbers defined by where and . Then, would be a complex valued metric space.
Example 2
([16]). Let define mapping by where . Then, is said to be a complex valued metric space.
Definition 3
([16]). For a provided real number and a nonempty set , a function : is termed as complex valued b-metric on . If for all the following necessities are fulfilled.
(1) if and only if , ∀;
(2) for all ;
(3) for all ;
(4) for all .
Example 3
([16]). Let define by = for all .
Then, is a complex valued b-metric space with .
Definition 4
([16]). Suppose is a complex valued b-metric space; then, a sequence is a Cauchy sequence if for every , there exists a positive number δ such that implies .
Definition 5
([16]). A sequence in a complex valued b-metric space will converge to if for a given , there exists a positive integer δ depending on ε such that whenever .
Definition 6
([16]). If every cauchy sequence in Z converges, then the space will be declared as a complete complex valued b-metric space.
Example 4
([24]). Let . Define a function such that , where and .
Then, is a complete complex valued b-metric space with .
Definition 7
([16]). Two self mappings H and T of a complex valued b-metric space would be declared compatible if these mandatory requirements are fulfilled.
;
Whenever for a sequence in Z;
for some .
Definition 8
([25]). A positive term series such that ,
(a) For ; the series converges;
(b) For ; the series diverges;
(c) The test fails and does not provide any proper information if .
Theorem 1
([26]). (1) If is a complex function and it is analytic on a simple closed curve, then .
(2) If is an analytic function in a closed curve C and if ‘k’ is any point contained in C, then .
Example 5.
, where C is a curve.
Let . Thus, C is a simple closed curve and is inside C. Thus, the solution is .
Lemma 1
([27]). Let be a sequence of real numbers and let . If ℧ is a continuous function at K and it is defined for all , then .
3. Main Results
In this section, we present the proof of a common fixed point theorem for six mappings in a complex-valued b-metric space. Additionally, we provide examples and applications based on the theorem. The first new result is presented below:
Theorem 2.
Let (Z,d) be a complex valued b-metric space and A,W,C,T,N,Q: be six self mappings fulfilling the following necessities;
(CM1) , , and .
(CM2) , if and for all .
where
.
(CM3) The pairs (N,A), (C,A), (T,A), (A,Q) and (W,A) are compatible.
(CM4) N, C, T, Q and W are continuous.
Then, A, W, C, N, T and Q have a unique common fixed point.
Proof.
for sub-sequences.
which is a contradiction. So, , which is possible only if .
Let be an arbitrary point in Z, then from condition (CM1) there exist and such that
We can construct sequences and in Z. Therefore,
Therefore,
Thus,
Let . Then,
So,
Thus,
Therefore,
.
and b are positive and also .
Hence, there arises a contradiction.
Thus, is not a maximum.
Thus, we deduce that .
So,
Similarly, we get
It follows that
Which implies that:
For ,
+…+ .
Therefore,
This is a geometric sequence.
Hence, by the Cauchy root test,
let
Then,
Which implies
Since, , and because and .
Thus, the series converges and from a real analysis we know that the necessary condition for the convergence of the series is that when then .
Therefore,
Thus, is a cauchy sequence in Z which proves that Z is complete, so there exists such that as .
So, we have
Now, from (CM4), the mapping N is continuous.
So, by Lemma 1
and as .
In addition, (N,A) is compatible; thus, it implies that .
Indeed,
So,
Now, we prove that
(1)
On contrary let
.
By using (CM2) with and , we get:
where
Let , then we get:
.
Further,
which is a contradiction.
So , which is possible only if .
Next,
(2) .
On contrary, let
By using (CM2) with and , we get:
where
Let , then we get:
.
Further,
which is a contradiction.
So, , which is possible only if .
Further, we show
(3) .
On the contrary, let .
From (CM4), C is continuous.
Then, by Lemma 1
and as .
In addition, the pair (C,A) is compatible, which implies that:
.
Indeed,
So,
By using (CM2) with and ,
we get:
where
Let , then we get:
.
Further,
⇒,
which is a contradiction.
So, , which is possible only if .
Next, we prove,
(4) .
On the contrary, let ,
again from (CM4), C is continuous, then by Lemma 1
and as .
Furthermore, the pair (T,A) is compatible, which implies that .
Indeed,
So,
By using (CM2) with and , we get:
where
Let , then
we get:
.
Further,
which is a contradiction.
So, , which is possible only if .
Furthermore, we prove,
(5) .
On the contrary, let
Again from (CM4), Q is continuous, then by Lemma 1
and as .
Furthermore, the pair (Q,A) is compatible, which implies that .
Indeed,
So,
By using (CM2) with and , we get:
where
Let , then we get:
.
Further,
which is a contradiction.
So, , which is possible only if .
Next, we need to prove,
(6) .
On the contrary, let
Again from (CM4), W is continuous, then by Lemma 1
and as .
Furthermore, the pair (W,A) is compatible, which implies that .
Indeed,
So,
By using (CM2) with and , we get:
where
Let , then we get:
.
Further,
Thus, we conclude that:
Uniqueness:
Now, we have to look forward for uniqueness.
Let us consider as another common fixed point of A, W, C, Q, N and T. Then,
By putting and in (CM2), we get
where
Thus,
So,
Further,
which is a contradiction. So, , which implies that .
Thus, the common fixed point for A, W, C, T, N and Q is unique. □
The above theorem yields the following corollaries.
Corollary 1.
Let (Z,d) be a complex valued b-metric space and A,C,T,N,Q: be five self mappings fulfilling the following necessities;
(CM1) , , and .
(CM2) , if and for all where
(CM3) The pairs (N,A), (C,A), (T,A) and (A,Q) are compatible.
(CM4) N, C, T and Q are continuous.
Then, A, C, N, T and Q have a unique common fixed point.
Proof.
For A = W in Theorem 2, this result can easily be obtained. □
Corollary 2.
Let (Z,d) be a complex valued b-metric space and Q,A,W,T: be four self mappings fulfilling the following necessities;
(CM1) , .
(CM2) , if and for all , where
(CM3) The pairs (W,A), (T,A) and (A,Q) are compatible.
(CM4) T, W and Q are continuous.
Then, W, A, T and C have a unique common fixed point.
Proof.
For T = N and C = Q in Theorem 2, this result can easily be obtained. □
Corollary 3.
Let (Z,d) be a complex valued b-metric space and Q,A,T,: be three self mappings fulfilling the following necessities;
(CM1) , .
(CM2) , if and for all where
(CM3) The pairs (T,A) and (A,Q) are compatible.
(CM4) Q and T are continuous.
Then, A, T and Q have a unique common fixed point
Proof.
For A=B, C=T and N=C in Theorem 2, this result can easily be achieved. □
Corollary 4.
Let (Z,d) be a complex valued b-metric space and A,Q: be two self mappings fulfilling the following necessities;
(CM1) .
(CM2) , if and for all , where
(CM3) The pair (A,Q) is compatible.
(CM4) Q is continuous.
Then, A and Q have a unique common fixed point.
Proof.
For A = W, C = T = N = Q in Theorem 2, this result can easily be obtained. □
Remark 1.
Corollary 2 is the result of [16].
Example 6.
Let Z = [0,1], ∀. Define as a complex valued b-metric space with b = 2 by;
Now, define the mappings A, W, C, N, T and Q such that
Clearly,
(1) , , , .
(2) The pairs (N,A), (C,A), (T,A), (A,Q) and (W,A) are compatible for .
(3) A, W, C, N, T and Q are continuous.
(4)
Thus,
This means that , where and b=2.
Thus, all the conditions of Theorem 2 are satisfied; therefore, A, W, C, T, N and Q have a unique common fixed point.
Example 7.
Let , , ∀ and be defined by
which is a complete , and let ℷ be a closed path in Υ containing a zero.
We first prove that Υ is a complex valued b-metric space with b = 2
.
Hence, it is proven that Υ is a complex valued b-metric space with b = 2.
Now, we define the mappings A, W, C, T, N and Q: by:
Clearly,
(1) , , and .
(2) The pairs (N,A), (C,A), (T,A), (A,Q) and (W,A) are compatible.
(3) N, C, T, Q and W are continuous.
(4) By using the Cauchy integral formula when the mappings A, W, C, N, T and Q are analytic, we get:
So,
.
Further, .
Thus, all the conditions of Theorem 2 are satisfied, which shows that the mappings A, W, C, T, N and Q have a unique common fixed point.
4. Applications
In this section, our aim is to provide some applications based on our results.
4.1. Existence of a Unique Common Solution to the System of Urysohn Integral Equations
Now, in this section, we apply Theorem 2 for the existence of a unique common solution to the following system:
where and , .
Let us denote
where .
Suppose these conditions are true:
: For ,
: For ,
: For ,
: For ,
: For ,
For ,
Let , be a complete complex valued b-metric space with metric
for all .
Define six operators and : by
Now, we have to formulate the existence results.
Theorem 3.
(1): Based on these assumptions –, if for each and ,
where
(2): ,, and .
(3): , , , and are compatible.
Then, the system of Urysohn integral Equations (2) has a unique common solution.
Proof.
Note that System 2 of integral equations has a unique common solution if and only if System 3 of operators has a unique common fixed point.
Now,
From condition (CM2) of Theorem 2, we have
which implies that
Using the above distances in Equation 4, we obtain
Now, to show that , we have
Using ;
we get
which implies that .
Now, , and thus we have
Using ,
we get ,
which implies that .
Similarly, one can prove that and .
Next, we need to show that the pair is compatible.
For this, let us have a sequence such that .
To prove that is compatible,
it is enough to prove that when for some .
With the help of (U3),
So, .
Now,
Thus,
which implies that is compatible.
Similarly, by using and , we can show that the pairs , and are also compatible and by using and one can prove the compatibility of .
Thus, by Theorem 2, we can find a unique common fixed point of , , , , , and in Y, that is, System (2) of Urysohn integral equations has a unique common solution in Y. □
4.2. Existence of a Unique Common Solution to the System of Volterra–Hammerstein Integral Equations:
Here, we discuss the existence of a solution for the following System (5) of non-linear Volterra–Hammerstein integral equations.
Let be the space of real-valued measurable functions on :
for all , where are real numbers, is known and and , are real-valued measurable functions in both z and on .
Let us denote
and
where
Assume that
: For ,
: For ,
: For ,
: For ,
: For ,
Let be a complex valued b-metric space with metric:
for all .
Define six operators and : by
Now, we have to prove our existence results.
Theorem 4.
(1): Based on these suppositions –, if for each and ,
where
(2): ,, and .
(3): , , , and are compatible.
Then, the system of Volterra–Hammertion equations (5) has a unique common solution.
Proof.
Note that System (5) has a unique common solution if and only if System (6) of operators has a unique common fixed point.
Now,
From condition (CM2) of Theorem 2, we have
which implies that
Using the above distances in Equation (8), we obtain
Now, to show that , we have
From condition ,
This implies that .
Similarly, we can show that , and by using and .
Next, we have to show the compatibility of the pairs , , , and
For this, let us have a sequence such that .
To prove that is compatible, it is enough to prove that when for some .
With the help of ,
So, .
Now,
Thus, , which implies that is compatible.
Similarly, by using , and , we can show that the pairs , and are also compatible.
Thus, by Theorem 2, we can find a unique common fixed point of , , , , and in C, that is, System (5) of Volterra–Hammerstein equations has a unique common solution in C. □
5. Conclusions
Many real-world problems can be described by integral equations, and there are various techniques for investigating the solution of a system of integral equations. One of the significant tools is the theory of fixed points.
In the current study, we establish new fixed point results for six self mappings satisfying rational-type inequalities that serve as a useful tool for investigating unique solutions to systems of integral equations. This approach offers new ways to examine complicated mathematical systems and has the potential to significantly advance the study of integral equations.
Author Contributions
All authors contributed equally and significantly in writing this article. 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 N. Mlaiki and F. Azmi 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 that they have no conflicts of interest.
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