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. 2016 Feb 29;5:217. doi: 10.1186/s40064-016-1870-9

Fixed point theorems on multi valued mappings in b-metric spaces

J Maria Joseph 1,, D Dayana Roselin 2, M Marudai 3
PMCID: PMC4771682  PMID: 27026911

Abstract

In this paper, we prove a fixed point theorem and a common fixed point theorem for multi valued mappings in complete b-metric spaces.

Keywords: b-Metric space, Multi-valued mappings, Contraction , Fixed point

Introduction and preliminaries

Fixed point theory plays one of the important roles in nonlinear analysis. It has been applied in physical sciences, Computing sciences and Engineering. In 1922, Stefan Banach proved a famous fixed point theorem for contractive mappings in complete metric spaces. Later, Czerwik (1993, 1998) has come up with b-metrics which generalized usual metric spaces. After his contribution, many results were presented in β-generalized weak contractive multifunctions and b-metric spaces (Alikhani et al. 2013; Boriceanu 2009; Mehemet and Kiziltunc 2013). The following definitions will be needed in the sequel:

Definition 1

Nadler (1969) Let X and Y be nonempty sets. T is said to be multi-valued mapping from X to Y if T is a function for X to the power set of Y. we denote a multi-valued map by:

T:X2Y.

Definition 2

Nadler (1969) A point of x0X is said to be a fixed point of the multi-valued mapping T if x0Tx0.

Example 3

Joseph (2013) Every single valued mapping can be viewed as a multi-valued mapping. Let f:XY be a single valued mapping. Define T:X2Y by Tx={f(x)}. Note that T is a multi-valued mapping iff for each xX,TXY. Unless otherwise stated we always assume Tx is non-empty for each x,yX.

Definition 4

Banach (1922) Led (Xd) be a metric space. A map T:XX is called contraction if there exists 0λ<1 such that d(Tx,Ty)λd(x,y), for all x,yX.

Definition 5

Nadler (1969) Let (Xd) be a metric space. We define the Hausdorff metric on CB(X) induced by d. That is

H(A,B)=max{supxAd(x,B),supyBd(y,A)}

for all A,BCB(X), where CB(X) denotes the family of all nonempty closed and bounded subsets of X and d(x,B)=inf{d(x,b):bB}, for all xX.

Definition 6

Nadler (1969) Let (Xd) be a metric space. A map T:XCB(X) is said to be multi valued contraction if there exists 0λ<1 such that H(Tx,Ty)λd(x,y), for all x,yX

Lemma 7

Nadler (1969) IfA,BCB(X)andaA, then for eachϵ>0, there existsbBsuch thatd(a,b)H(A,B)+ϵ.

Definition 8

Aydi et al. (2012) Let X be a nonempty set and let s1 be a given real number. A function d:X×XR+ is called a b-metric provide that, for all x,y,zX,

  1. d(x,y)=0 if and only if x=y

  2. d(x,y)=d(y,x)

  3. d(x,z)s[d(x,y)+d(y,z)].

A pair(Xd) is called a b-metric space.

Example 9

Boriceanu (2009) The space lp(0<p<1), lp={(xn:n=1|xn|p<}, together with the function d:lp×lpR+.

Example 10

Boriceanu (2009) The space Lp(0<p<1) for all real function x(t),t[0,1] such that 01|x(t)|pdt<, is b-metric space if we take d(x,y)=(01|x(t)-y(t)|pdt)1p.

Example 11

Aydi et al. (2012) Let X={0,1,2} and d(2,0)=d(0,2)=m2, d(0,1)=d(1,2)=d(0,1)=d(2,1)=1 and d(0,0)=d(1,1)=d(2,2)=0. Then d(x,y)m2[d(x,z)+d(z,y)] for all x,y,zX. If m>2,the ordinary triangle inequality does not hold.

Definition 12

Boriceanu (2009) Let (Xd) be a b-metric space. Then a sequence (xn) in X is called Cauchy sequence if and only if for all ϵ>0 there exists n(ϵ)N such that for each m,nn(ϵ) we have d(xn,xm)<ϵ.

Definition 13

Boriceanu (2009) Let be a (Xd) b-metric space. Then a sequence (xn) in X is called convergent sequence if and only if there exists xX such that for all ϵ>0 there exists n(ϵ)N such that for all nn(ϵ) we have d(xn,x)<ϵ. In this case we write limnxn=x

Our first result is the following theorem.

Main results

Definition 14

Let (Xd) be a b-metric space with constant s1. A map T:XCB(X) is said to be multi valued generalized contraction if

H(Tx,Ty)a1d(x,Tx)+a2d(y,Ty)+a3d(x,Ty)+a4d(y,Tx)+a5d(x,y)+a6d(x,Tx)(1+d(x,Tx))1+d(x,y), 1

for all x,yX and ai0,i=1,2,3,6 with a1+a2+2sa3+a4+a5+a6<1.

Theorem 15

Let (Xd) be a completeb-metric space with constants1. LetT:XCB(X)be a multi valued generalized contraction mapping. Then T has a unique fixed point.

Proof

Fix any xX. Define x0=x and let x1Tx0. By Lemma 7, we may choose x2Tx1 such that d(x1,x2)H(Tx0,Tx1)+(a1+sa3+a5+a6).

Now,

d(x1,x2)H(Tx0,Tx1)+(a1+sa3+a5+a6)a1d(x0,Tx0)+a2d(x1,Tx1)+a3d(x0,Tx1)+a4d(x1,Tx0)+a5d(x0,x1)+a6d(x0,Tx0)(1+d(x0,Tx0))1+d(x0,x1)+(a1+sa3+a5+a6)d(x1,x2)a1d(x0,x1)+a2d(x1,x2)+a3d(x0,x2)+a4d(x1,x1)+a5d(x0,x1)+a6d(x0,x1)+(a1+sa3+a5+a6)(a1+a5+a6)d(x0,x1)+a2d(x1,x2)+a3s[d(x0,x1)+d(x1,x2)]+(a1+sa3+a5+a6)(a1+sa3+a5+a6)d(x0,x1)+a2d(x1,x2)+sa3d(x1,x2)+(a1+sa3+a5+a6)d(x1,x2)(a1+sa3+a5+a6)1-(a2+sa3)d(x0,x1)+(a1+sa3+a5+a6)1-(a2+sa3)

By Lemma 7, there exist x3Tx2 such that d(x2,x3)d(Tx1,x2)+(a1+sa3+a5+a6)21-(a2+sa3).

Now,

d(x2,x3)H(Tx1,x2)+(a1+sa3+a5+a6)21-(a2+sa3)a1d(x1,Tx1)+a2d(x1,Tx2)+a3d(x1,Tx2)+a4d(x2,Tx1)+a5d(x1,x2)+a6d(x1,x2)+(a1+sa3+a5+a6)21-(a2+sa3)(a1+sa3+a5+a6)1-(a2+sa3)d(x1,x2)+(a1+sa3+a5+a6)2(1-(a2+sa3))2d(x2,x3)((a1+sa3+a5+a6)1-(a2+sa3))2d(x0,x1)+2[(a1+sa3+a5+a6)(1-(a2+sa3))]2

Continuing this process, we obtain by induction a sequence {xn} such that xnTxn-1,xn+1Txn such that

d(xn,xn+1)(a1+sa3+a5+a6)1-(a2+sa3)d(xn-1,xn)+[(a1+sa3+a5+a6)(1-(a2+sa3))]n

for all nN and let k=(a1+sa3+a5+a6)1-(a2+sa3)

d(xn,xn+1)kd(xn-1,xn)+knk[kd(xn-2,xn-1)+kn-1]+kn=k2d(xn-2,xn-1)+kkn-1+knd(xn,xn+1)knd(x0,x1)+nkn

Since k<1,kn and nkn have same radius of convergence. Then, {xn} is a Cauchy sequence. But (Xd) is a complete b-metric space, it follows that {xn}n=0 is convergent.

u=limnxn.

Now,

d(u,Tu)s[d(u,xn+1)+d(xn+1,Tu)]d(u,Tu)s[d(u,xn+1)+d(Txn,Tu)]

Using (1), we obtain,

d(u,Tu)s[d(u,xn+1)]+s[a1d(xn,Txn)+a2d(u,Tu)+a3d(xn,Tu)+a4d(u,Txn)+a5d(xn,u)+a6d(xn,u)].Asn,d(u,Tu)s[a2d(u,Tu)+a3d(u,Tu)](1-(a2s+a3s))d(u,Tu)0.

The above inequality is true unless d(u,Tu)=0. Thus, Tu=u.

Now we show that u is the unique fixed point of T. Assume that v is another fixed point of T. Then we have Tv=v and

d(u,v)=d(Tu,Tv)s[d(u,Tv)+d(v,Tu)]

we obtain, d(u,v)2sd(u,v). This implies that u=v. This completes the proof.

Theorem 16

LetX,dbe a complete b-metric space with constantλ1. LetT,S:XCBXbe a multi valued mapping satisfies the condition:

H(Tx,Sy)a1d(x,Tx)+a2d(y,Sy)+a3d(x,Sy)+a4d(y,Tx)+a5d(x,y),

for all x,yX andai0,i=1,2,5,witha1+a2λ+1+a3+a4λ2+λ+2λa5<2,a1+a2+a3+a4+a5<1.Then T and S have a unique common fixed point.

Proof

Fix any xX. Define x0=x and let x1Tx0,x2Sx such that x2n+1=Tx2n,x2n+2=Sx2n+1, By Lemma 7, we may choose x2Sx1 such that dx1,x2HTx0,Sx1+a1+a5+λa3

dx1,x2a1dx0,Tx0+a2dx1,Sx1+a3dx0,Sx1+a4dx1,Tx0+a5dx0,x1+a1+a5+λa3=a1dx0,x1+a2dx1,x2+a3dx0,x2+a4dx0,x1+a5dx0,x1+a1+a5+λa3a1dx0,x1+a2dx1,x2+a3λdx0,x1+dx1,x2+a5dx0,x1+a1+a5+λa3dx1,x2a1+λa3+a5dx0,x1+a2+λa3dx1,x2+a1+a5+λa3dx1,x2a1+a5+λa31-a2+λa3dx0,x1+a1+a5+λa31-a2+λa3 2

On the other hand and by symmetry,we have

dx2,x1=dSx1,Tx0HSx1,Tx0+a2+a5+λa4a1dx1,Sx1+a2dx0,Tx0+a3dx1,Tx0+a4dx0,Sx1+a5dx1,x0+a2+a5+λa4=a1dx1,x2+a2dx0,x1+a3dx1,x1+a4dx0,x2+a5dx0,x1+a2+a5+λa4a1dx1,x2+a2dx0,x1+a4dx0,x1+dx1,x2+a5dx0,x1+a2+a5+λa4=a2+a5+λa4dx0,x1+a1+λa4dx2,x1a2+a5+λa4dx2,x1a2+a5+λa41-a1+λa4dx0,x1+a2+a5+λa41-a1+λa4 3

Adding inequalities (2) and (3) , we obtain

dx1,x2a1+a2+Sa3+Sa4+2a52-a1+a2+Sa3+Sa4dx0,x1+(a1+a2+Sa3+Sa4+2a5)2-a1+a2+Sa3+Sa4where,k=(a1+a2+λa3+λa4+2a52-a1+a2+λa3+λa4<1λ.

Similarly, it can be shown that, there exists x3Tx2 such that

dx3,x2HTx2,Sx1+a1+a2+λa3+λa4+2a52-a1+a2+λa3+λa42k2dx1,x0+2k2

Continuing this process,we obtain by induction a sequence xn such that x2n+1Tx2n,x2n+2Sx2n+1 such that

dx2n+1,x2n+2HdTx2n,Sx2n+1+a1+a5+λa32n+1a1dx2n,Tx2n+a2dx2n+1,Sx2n+1+a3dx2n,Sx2n+1+a4dx2n+1,Tx2n+a5dx2n,x2n+1+a1+a5+λa32n+1dx2n+1,x2n+2a1+a5+λa31-a2+λa3dx2n,x2n+2+a1+a5+λa32n+11-a2λa32n+1 4

Also,

dx2n+2,x2n+1a2+a5+λa41-a1+λa4dx2n+1,x2n+a2+a5+λa42n+11-a2λa32n+1 5

From (4) and (5)

dx2n+1,x2n+2kdx2n+1,x2n+k2n+1

Therefore,

dxn,xn+1a1+a2+λa3+λa4+2a52-a1+a2+λa3+λa4dxn-1,xn+a1+a2+λa3+λa4+2a52-a1+a2+λa3+λa4nforallnNandletk=(a1+a2+λa3+λa4+2a52-a1+a2+λa3+λa4dxn,xn+1kdxn-1,xn+knkdxn-2,xn-1+kn-1+kn=k2dxn-2,xn-1+2knkndx0,x1+nkn.

Since 0<k<1,kn and nkn have same radius of convergence. Then, xn is a Cauchy sequence. Since X,d is complete,there exists zX such that xnz.

We shall prove that z is a common fixed point of T and S.

dz,Tzλdz,x2n+1+dx2n+1,Tzλdz,x2n+1+Hx2n+1,Tzdz,Szλdz,x2n+1+dx2n+1,Szλdz,x2n+1+Hx2n,Sz 6
Hx2n,Sza1dx2n,Tx2n+a2dz,Sz+a3dx2n,Sz+a4dz,Tx2n+a5dx2n,z 7

Using (7) in (6) and letting as n, we obtain,

d(z,Sz)λd(z,z)+λ[a1d(z,z)+a2d(z,Sz)+a3d(z,Sz)+a4d(z,z)+a5d(z,z)]=λ[a2d(z,Sz)+a3d(z,Sz)]λ(a2+a3)d(z,Sz)

[1-λ(a2+a3)]d(z,Sz)0.

1-λa2+a30 and Szis closed. Thus, Sz=z.

Similarly, Tz=z.

We show that z is the unique fixed point of S and T. Now,

d(z,v)H(Tz,Sv)a1d(z,Tz)+a2d(v,Sv)+a3d(z,Sv)+a4d(v,Tz)+a5d(z,v)a3d(z,v)+a4d(z,v)+a5d(z,v).

Since [1-(a3+a4+a5)]>0,d(z,v)=0. Hence, S and T have a unique common fixed point.

Example 17

Let X=R. We define d:X×XX by d(x,y)=(|x-y|), for all x,yX. Then (Xd) is a complete b- metric space.

Define T:XCB(X) by Tx=x10, for all x,yX. Then,

H(Tx,Ty)=110d(x,y)where,a1=a2=a3=a4=a6=0,a5=110.

Therefore, 0X is the unique fixed point of T.

Conclusion

Many authors have contributed some fixed point results for a self mappings in b-metric spaces. In this paper, we have proved the existence and uniqueness of fixed point results for a multivalued mappings in b-metric spaces. Our contraction mappings also generalize various known contractions like Hardy Roger contraction in the current literature.

Author’s contributions

All authors contributed equally to the writing of this manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

Acknowledgements

The authors thank the editor and the referees for their useful comments and suggestions to improve the quality of this work.

Competing interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Contributor Information

J. Maria Joseph, Email: joseph80_john@yahoo.co.in

D. Dayana Roselin, Email: jose.rose80@yahoo.com

M. Marudai, Email: mmarudai@yahoo.co.in

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