Abstract
The aim of this research article is to broaden the scope of fixed point theory in -bipolar metric spaces by introducing the concept of rational ()-contractions. These new contractions allow for the formulation of fixed point theorems specifically designed for contravariant mappings. The validity of our approach is substantiated by a meticulously crafted example. Moreover, we explore the practical implications of these theorems beyond the realm of fixed point theory. Notably, we demonstrate their effectiveness in establishing the existence and uniqueness of solutions to integral equations. Additionally, we investigate homotopy problems, focusing on the conditions for the existence of a unique solution within this framework.
Keywords:
fixed point; rational (⋏,⋎,ψ)-contractions; integral equation; MSC:
47H10; 54H25; 46S40
1. Introduction
Fixed point (FP) theory, a fundamental branch of mathematical analysis, explores self-referential functions. It aims to locate members of a set that are unaffected by the application of these functions. This seemingly basic concept has far-reaching consequences in diverse areas of mathematics, such as differential equations, geometry and optimization, and Antón–Sancho [1,2] studied the FPs of automorphisms on the moduli space of vector bundles over a compact Riemann surface, as well as the FPs of involutions on the moduli space of G-Higgs bundles over a compact Riemann surface with a classical complex structure group. The Banach Contraction Principle (BCP) [3] is widely recognized as a cornerstone in the development of this theory. This powerful tool tackles existence problems and has been extensively generalized by mathematicians over time. Samet et al. [4] introduced the concept of ⋏--contractions in the background of metric spaces (MSs), proving FP results for such mappings. Building on this, Salimi et al. [5] refined these notions and established new FP theorems in the same framework. The classical MS introduced by Fréchet [6] in 1906 has been significantly extended by weakening its axioms or modifying its domain and range. Bakhtin [7] gave the conception of b-metric spaces (b-MSs) and made notable extensions to the concept of MSs, which were formally defined by Czerwik [8] in 1993 with the aim of generalizing the BCP. Later on, Branciari [9] introduced a variant called generalized metric spaces (g-MSs). These spaces relax the triangle inequality in favor of a weaker property known as the rectangular metric inequality. Jleli et al. [10] proposed a captivating extension encompassing b-MSs and g-MSs, referred to as the -metric space (-MS). Subsequently, Hussain et al. [11] leveraged -MS to establish FP results for -contractions. While existing MS generalizations focus on distances within a single set, questions arise regarding measuring distances between elements of distinct sets. To address this challenge in various disciplines, Mutlu et al. [12] awarded bipolar metric spaces (bip MS). In a subsequent studies, Gürdal et al. [13] and Gaba et al. [14] investigated FP results for different generalized contractions in the situation of bip MSs, respectively. This concept has furthered the development of FP theory. However, significant work remains on the existence of FPs within bip MS settings (see [15,16,17,18,19]). Recognizing this need, Rawat et al. [20] ingeniously combined the novel ideas of -MSs and bip MSs, introducing the concept of -bipolar metric spaces (-bip MSs) and establishing an initial FP result. Subsequently, Albargi [21] presented some new FP theorems in this new and generalized MS and solved an integral equation by the implementations of the leading result. They also obtained some coupled FP results by applying the main theorems. Recently, Alamri [22] exploited the idea of -bip MS and proved some new result in FP theory.
This research introduces the concept of rational ()-contractions in -bip MS and establishes FP theorems for contravariant mappings. We then demonstrate the applicability of our main result by investigating the existence of solutions for a specific integral equation. Our results extend the leading results of Al-Mazrooei et al. [23], Albargi [21], and Alamri [22] in the generalized sense of the contractive conditions.
2. Preliminaries
The well-known BCP [3] is given in the following way:
Theorem 1
([3]). Consider a complete metric space (CMS) represented by and . Suppose there exists a constant λ belonging to the closed interval , such that
for all ; then, attains a unique fixed point (UFP).
Samet et al. [4] pioneered these concepts.
Definition 1.
The set Ψ of functions fulfills the subsequent requirements:
- for any with it holds that
- for all
Lemma 1.
Elements within the set Ψ satisfy the property that for any positive value a, and the function evaluated at a ( is strictly less than a. Additionally, the function always evaluates to zero at (
Definition 2
([4]). Considering an arbitrary function a mapping is classified as ⋏-admissible if
for all
Definition 3
([4]). In a metric space a mapping is considered an ()-contraction if there exist some and , such that
for all
Jleli et al. [10] introduced a captivating generalization of MS, known as -MS.
Let be the family of functions satisfying the following claims:
- ()
- for
- ()
- for every sequence , if and only if
Definition 4
([10]). Considering a non-empty set ℧ and a distance function , such that
- (i)
- ,
- (ii)
- (iii)
- For each with , we havefor all and for with . If there exists a pair satisfying the aforementioned properties, then is called an -metric on ℧, and the combination is referred to as an -MS.
Example 1
([10]). Let and Define by
then () is an -MS.
The concept of bip MS was introduced by Mutlu et al. [12] in this manner.
Definition 5
([12]). Let and and let ; this satisfies
- (
- ,
- (
- , if
- (
- ,
for all
In this case, can be classified as a bip MS.
Example 2
([12]). Considering two sets ℧ and Ω containing singleton and all compact subsets of the real numbers respectively, a distance function is defined as
for any singleton set in ℧ and any set Ξ in Ω. With this distance function, the triplet forms a complete bip MS.
Definition 6.
Consider two bip MSs and . A mapping is classified as covariant if and , and a mapping is classified as a contravariant mapping if and
According to Mutlu et al. [12], the covariant mapping is denoted by while the contravariant mapping is represented as .
Rawat et al. [20] integrated the concepts of bip MS and -MS, thereby introducing the idea of an -bip MS.
Definition 7
([20]). Considering non-empty sets ℧ and Ω and a distance function , such that
- ,
- , if
- for every and with , we havefor with . If there exists a pair satisfying the aforementioned properties, then is called an -bip MS.
Example 3.
Let and Introduce a distance function by
However, under these conditions, fulfills all the requirements for an -bip metric with a specific value of and a particular function for positive values of a. Consequently, while qualifies as an -bip MS, it does not satisfy the standard definition of a bip MS.
Remark 1
([20]). By setting , and in the aforementioned Definition 7, we derive a sequence with that satisfies the condition (iii) of Definition 4. Consequently, every -MS is an -bip MS, though the reverse does not generally hold true.
Definition 8
([20]). In the context of -bip MS, a point is said to be
- Left point if it belongs to the set ℧ but not necessarily to Ω.
- Right point if it belongs to the set Ω but not necessarily to ℧.
- Central point if it belongs to both sets ℧ and Ω.
Definition 9
([20]). In the context of -bip MS,
- Left sequence: An element-by-element progression within the set ℧, denoted as (), where each term belongs to Ω.
- Right sequence: An element-by-element progression within the set Ω, denoted as (, where each term belongs to Ω.
Definition 10
([20]). In the context of -bip MS,
- A sequence () in ℧ converges to a point ς if it satisfies specific conditions related to right points and the limit of the distance function (,ς) as ı approaches positive infinity. Similar conditions apply for sequences in Ω converging to left points.
- A bisequence (, ) on (℧, Ω, ) represents a sequence of element pairs, where the first element comes from ℧ and the second from Ω. Convergence of a bisequence typically involves the convergence of both individual sequences () and (. Additionally, a bisequence is considered biconvergent if both sequences converge to the same element.
Definition 11
([20]). In the context of -bip MS, a bisequence is termed a Cauchy bisequence if, for every there exists such that ∀
Definition 12
([20]). If every Cauchy bisequence in -bip MS is convergent, then is complete.
3. Fixed Point Results for Contravariant Mappings
Throughout this section, we consider as -bip MS and as contravariant mapping.
Definition 13.
A mapping is classified as ⋏-admissible if a function exists and satisfies the following condition:
for all
Example 4.
Let and , and is defined as
A mapping defined by is ⋏-admissible.
Definition 14.
A mapping is defined as ⋏-admissible with respect to ⋎ if exists and satisfies
for all
Definition 15.
A mapping is rational ()-contraction if and exist and satisfy
where
for all
Theorem 2.
Let be a rational ()-contraction. Suppose the following assumptions are satisfied:
- (i)
- is ⋏-admissible with respect to
- (ii)
- such that
- (iii)
- is continuous or, if is bisequence, provided that with and as for then ,
Then, has a FP. Moreover, if property (P) is satisfied, then the FP of the mapping is unique.
Proof.
Within the F-bip MS, let us begin by selecting arbitrary elements and . We then assume an initial condition where Define the bisequence in by
for all Since
So by the assumption (i), we have
and implies
Similarly, implies
and implies
Continuing in this way, we have
for every Using inequalities (3) and (4), we can conclude that
where
for all If then from (5), we have
If then from (5), we have
which is a contradiction. Similarly,
where
for all If then from (7), we have
If then from (7), we have
which is a contradiction. By mathematical induction for (6) and (8), we get
and
for all Let be such that () is satisfied. Let be fixed. By (), there exists , such that
Let there exists and such that
and
Proceeding under the assumption that (where is a specific value dependent on ), and considering condition (), we can infer that implies
∀ Likewise, if applying condition () yields that a positive distance between elements , which implies the following:
for every As a result (), for all Therefore, is a Cauchy bisequence in Since is complete, thus biconverges to an element Consequently, Also as is continuous, so
Also, since the sequence converges to a unique limit in . Thus, . So, has a FP. As with and as for then via Proposition (iii), we have By (3), we have
where
as Also,
as Taking the limit as ı approaches positive infinity (, and by leveraging the continuity of both g and at we obtain the equation Hence, Therefore, the existence of a FP for is established. Now, suppose another FP exists for , such that . This implies belongs to both sets (). However, due to property (P), there must exist another element within the intersection () that satisfies a specific condition:
By supposition (i) and (12), we have
for every Using () and (3), we can deduce that
where
Thus,
Likewise, we have
where
Taking the limit as ı approaches positive infinity ( in the inequalities established earlier (14) and (15), and by leveraging the continuity of both g and , we arrive at the equation
and
Thus, from (16) and (17) by (), we have
leads to a contradiction. Convergent sequences in complete -bip MS, like the one we are dealing with, have a unique limit. Therefore, and must be the same element () and reside within the intersection of sets ℧ and ( □
Example 5.
Let and . Define by
Then, is complete -bip MS. Define by
Then, the mapping is a contravariant mapping. Now we introduce the functions by
Then, all the hypotheses of Theorem 2 are satisfied and the mapping have a unique FP
In a special case where in Theorem 2, we obtain the following consequence:
Corollary 1.
Let be a contravariant mapping and let the following inequality hold:
where
for all and and
Additionally, let us assume the following conditions:
- (i)
- is ⋏-admissible;
- (ii)
- such that ;
- (iii)
- is continuous or, if is such that with and as for then
Then, attains a FP.
Remark 2.
If then we can derive the leading result of Alamri [22] as a direct consequence.
Remark 3.
If we define by for all and and by for then Corollary 1 is an extension of Alamri [24].
Remark 4.
Assuming that in the previous Corollary, then -bip MS limited to -MS and Corollary 1 is an extension of Al-Mazrooei et al. [23].
If we consider Theorem 2 and restrict our attention to the scenario where the function then the theorem yields the following result:
Corollary 2.
Let be a contravariant mapping and let the following inequality hold:
where
for all and for some specific functions and
Furthermore, suppose the following assumptions are satisfied:
- (i)
- is ⋎-subadmissible;
- (ii)
- such that and ;
- (iii)
- is continuous or, if in is such that with and as for then
Then, has a FP.
The next outcome is a natural implication of the conditions outlined in Corollary 1.
Corollary 3.
Suppose be a contravariant mapping and suppose that the following inequality holds:
where
for all and for some specific functions and
Additionally, assume that the following assertions hold:
- (i)
- is ⋏-admissible;
- (ii)
- such that ;
- (iii)
- is continuous or, if in is such that with and as for then
Then, attains a FP.
Corollary 4.
Suppose be a contravariant mapping and that the following inequality holds:
where
for all and for some specific functions and and
Additionally, assume that the following conditions are met:
- (i)
- is ⋏-admissible,
- (ii)
- such that
- (iii)
- is continuous or, if is a bisequence in under the condition that with and as for then
Then, attains a FP.
Proof.
Let Then, by (18), we have
which implies where
Hence, all the axioms of Corollary 1 are met, and attains a FP. □
Likewise, we derive the subsequent corollary.
Corollary 5.
Suppose be a contravariant mapping and that the following inequality holds:
where
for all and for some specific functions and and
Additionally, assume that the following conditions are met:
- (i)
- is ⋏-admissible;
- (ii)
- such that ;
- (iii)
- is continuous or, if is a bisequence in such that with and as for then
Then, has a FP.
Proof.
Let Then, by (19), we have
which implies where
Hence, all the hypotheses of Corollary 1 are met, and attains a FP. □
Corollary 6.
Suppose be a contravariant and continuous mapping and that the following inequality holds:
where
for all and for some specific function
Then, has a unique FP.
Proof.
Set by for and in Theorem 2. □
Corollary 7.
Let be a continuous contravariant mapping. Let us consider the scenario where a constant λ exists and satisfies the following property . Under this assumption, we proceed with
where
for all
Then, attains a unique FP.
Proof.
Within Theorem 2, a function is introduced that maps non-negative real numbers to themselves (). This function is defined such that and . □
4. Application
Fixed point theorems provide a powerful tool to guarantee the existence and uniqueness of solutions to certain types of integral equations by transforming them into fixed point problems.
4.1. Integral Equations
This section investigates the existence and uniqueness of solutions for the following integral equation:
where represents a Lebesgue measurable set and h is a continuous function.
Theorem 3.
Assume that these axioms are satisfied, as follows:
- (i)
- and ;
- (ii)
- There exists a continuous function , such thatwherefor all ;
- (iii)
- that is,
Then, the integral Equation (20) has a unique solution in
Proof.
We consider two normed linear spaces, and , where ℧ and represent Lebesgue measurable sets with a finite total measure A distance function is defined as follows:
for every Under this assumption, forms a complete -bip MS. We then introduce a mapping, denoted by , which is defined as
for and by
Therefore, we can establish
where
We define a function such that for . Leveraging a result established earlier 2, this implies that the mapping I possesses a unique FP within the combined set □
4.2. Homotopy
Theorem 4.
Consider a complete -bip MS and let be open and be the closed subsets of , respectively, with Assume that meets the following conditions:
- (j1)
- for every and ,
- (j2)
- for every , andwhere
- (j3)
- ∃ such thatfor all , and
Then, has a FP if has a FP.
Proof.
Let and , Since has a FP in then we obtain Thus, . We will now demonstrate that is both closed and open in . Consequently, given that it is connected, therefore Let with as It is our contention that Since for Under these conditions, there exists a sequence pair within the combined set This bisequence satisfies the properties that and This leads to
where
and
where
Following the proof of Theorem 2, it is straightforward to demonstrate that forms a Cauchy bisequence in . Since is complete, thus such that Therefore, we have
as Therefore, by (), we obtain which implies that Likewise, Thus, and evidently is closed set in
Next, we need to demonstrate that is open in Suppose ; then, there is a bisequence so that Since is open, there exists such that and Select and such that
and
Hence, we have
and Moreover, we have
where
Letting we get
In a corresponding fashion, we get
But
as which yields As a result, for each fixed and Given that all the conditions of Corollary 1 are satisfied, has a FP in which indeed exists in Thus, for each Therefore, , indicating that is open in Likewise, the converse can be demonstrated. □
5. Conclusions and Future Works
In the present manuscript, we have defined the idea of rational ()-contractions in the context of -bip MSs and proved some theorems of FPs. To confirm the genuineness of the given results, a meaningful example was also furnished. This study investigated the solutions for a specific integral equation by leveraging our key theoretical outcomes. Furthermore, we discussed the existence of a unique solution for an associated homotopy problem.
In the background of -bip MS, one can obtain fixed points and common fixed points for multi-valued (set-valued) mappings and fuzzy mappings in a future work. Furthermore, one can investigate the solution of differential and integral inclusions as applications of these results.
Funding
This work was funded by the University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, under grant No. UJ-23-DR-31.
Data Availability Statement
All data required for this research are included within this paper.
Acknowledgments
The author, therefore, thanks the University of Jeddah for its technical and financial support.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare that no conflicts of interest.
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