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Generalization of Banach's fixed point theorem

I wanted to show that if $f:X->X$ is a function from a complete metric space to itself and if $f^k$ is a contraction, then $f$ has a unique fixed point (say $p$) and for any $x$ in $X$ $f^n(x)-> ...
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Unique solution to $x^4 + 7x -1 = 0 $ on $[0,1]$ (Banach's fixed point theorem)

I want to show that $x^4 + 7x -1 = 0 $ has a unique solution on $[0,1]$. The idea is to use Banach's fixed point theorem. However, I see a problem with this as the statement of the theorem says that ...
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Functions $f:X\to X$ with no fixed points, for $X$ a punctured disk or a sphere.

$X$ is the punctured closed unit disc $D^2-\{0\} = \{(x, y) \in \mathbb{R}^2: 0 \lt x^2+y^2 \le 1\}$ Is the answer that $f$ maps all $(x,y)$ to $0$ which is not included in the unit disk and so ...
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Application of Banach fixed-point theorem

I am looking for a function $f:[0,1]\rightarrow\mathbb R$ which satifies $\int_{0}^{1}\frac{\sin(f(t)-y)}{2}\,\mathrm dy=f(t)$ for $t\in[0,1]$. The first thing I do is to define a function ...
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A question about Lefschetz fixed-point theorem.

I know that the Lefschetz number of the identity map is the Euler character. A map $f$ which is isotopic to $id$ will have the same number. And then we use the theorem to find fixed points. My ...
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The wedge sum of two circles has fixed point property?

The wedge sum of two circles has fixed point property? I'm trying to find a continuous map from the wedge sum to itself, that this property fails, I couldn't find it, I need help. Thanks
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a fixed point theorem for rectangle in $\mathbb{R}^2$

Well, Could any one tell me how to prove this one or any reference? Let $f$ be a continuos map on $\mathbb{R}^2$, and $S$ be a rectangular region such that as the boundary of $S$ is traversed, the ...
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Three questions about fixed points

Pick out the true statements. Let $f : [0, 2] \to [0, 1]$ be a continuous function. Then, there always exists $x \in [0, 1]$ such that $f(x) = x$. Let $f : [0, 1] \to [0, 1]$ be a continuous ...
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Topology Fixed Point Theorem

suppose the wind is blowing on the surface of the earth in a constant and continuous fashion. Suppose also that at every point on the equator, the wind is blowing directly east, so the wind doesnt ...
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Applying a contraction to balls' centers increases the size of the balls' intersection?

The following statement seems clearly true, but I'm having a hard time proving it: Fix $\alpha\in[0,1]$. Let $\mu$ be Lebesgue measure. For $r\ge 0$, let $B(c,r)\equiv[c-r,c+r]$. Fix ...
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Analogue to Fixed Point Theorem for Compact metric spaces

If $\omega:H \rightarrow H$ (into) is continuous and $H$ is compact, does $\omega$ fix any of its subsets other than the empty set?
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Minimax Theorems V.S. Fixed Point Theorems.

Is there any relationship between the minimax theorems $$ \mbox{Regularly hypothesis on } f:U\times V\to\mathbb{R} \implies \min_{u}\max_{v}f(u,v)=\max_{v}\min_{u}f(u,v) $$ and fixed point ...
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Does every continuous map from $\mathbb{H}P^{2n+1}$ to itself have a fixed point?

This question is motivated by Fixed point property of Cayley plane and idle curiosity. In the link, it is shown that every continuous map from the Cayley plane to itself has a fixed point and the ...
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Generalization of “easy” 1-D proof of Brouwer fixed point theorem

In topology class, before we learned the homotopy-based proof of Brouwer's fixed point theorem, the professor mentioned the easy proof of the one-dimensional case: just draw the graph $f(x) = x$ in ...
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Brouwer's fixed point theorem in a practical setting

If we assume that a fluid is a continuum then if we have for example a cup of tea and we stir the fluid then there will be a point in the fluid that is on the same location before and after the ...