Special Issue "Fixed Point Theory and Fractional Calculus with Applications"
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Mathematics and Symmetry/Asymmetry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 April 2019) | Viewed by 57586
Special Issue Editors

Interests: nonlinear analysis and its applications; fixed point theory; variational principles and inequalities; optimization theory; equilibrium problems
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Special Issue Information
Aims and Scope: Fixed point theory is a beautiful mixture of analysis, topology, and geometry. Over the last sixty years or so the theory of fixed points has been revealed as a very powerful and important tool in the study of nonlinear phenomena. In particular, fixed point theory has been applied in such diverse fields as biology, chemistry, economics, engineering, game theory, physics and logic programming.
Fractional calculus has played an important role in the study of the real world nonlinear fractional differential equations that arise from the modeling of nonlinear phenomena, optimal control of complex systems and other scientific research. The main research topics in this field include approximation theory and operator theory, numerical computational methods, control for nonlinear fractional differential equations, well-posedness of fractional mathematical models and the development of new technologies.
The aim of this Special Issue is to report new fixed point theorems as well as fractional calculus results and their applications. This Special Issue will accept high quality papers containing original research results and survey articles of exceptional merit.
Topics: The research topics include but are not limited to:
- Fixed point theory and its applications
- Best proximity point theory and its applications
- Algorithms for fixed points and best proximity points
- Nonlinear problems via fixed point theory approaches
- Initial value problems of fractional differential equations
- Boundary value problems of fractional differential equations
- Singular and impulsive fractional differential and integral equations
- Well-posedness and control in fixed point theory and fractional differential equations
A limited number of expository and survey articles will also be published.
Prof. Dr. Wei-Shih Du
Prof. Dr. Guoqing Chai
Prof. Dr. Toka Diagana
Prof. Dr. Tomonari Suzuki
Guest Editors
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