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Volume 2011, Article ID 869458,11pages doi:10.1155/2011/869458

Research Article

Strong Convergence of Modified Halpern Iterations

in CAT(0) Spaces

A. Cuntavepanit

1

and B. Panyanak

1, 2

1Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand 2Materials Science Research Center, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University,

Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand

Correspondence should be addressed to B. Panyanak,[email protected]

Received 28 November 2010; Accepted 10 January 2011

Academic Editor: Qamrul Hasan Ansari

Copyrightq2011 A. Cuntavepanit and B. Panyanak. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Strong convergence theorems are established for the modified Halpern iterations of nonexpansive mappings in CAT0spaces. Our results extend and improve the recent ones announced by Kim and Xu2005, Hu2008, Song and Chen2008, Saejung2010, and many others.

1. Introduction

LetCbe a nonempty subset of a metric spaceX, d. A mappingT : CCis said to be

nonexpansiveif

dTx, Tydx, y,x, yC. 1.1

A pointxCis called a fixed point ofT ifx Tx. We will denote byFTthe set of fixed points ofT. In 1967, Halpern1introduced an explicit iterative scheme for a nonexpansive mappingT on a subsetCof a Hilbert space by taking any pointsu, x1Cand defined the iterative sequence{xn}by

xn1 αnu 1−αnTxn, forn≥1, 1.2

where αn ∈ 0,1. He pointed out that the control conditions:C1 limnαn 0 and C2

n1αn ∞are necessary for the convergence of{xn}to a fixed point ofT. Subsequently,

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see, e.g., 2–11 and the references therein. Among other things, Wittmann 7 proved strong convergence of the Halpern iteration under the control conditionsC1,C2, andC4

n1|αn1−αn|<∞in a Hilbert space. In 2005, Kim and Xu12generalized Wittmann’s result

by introducing a modified Halpern iteration in a Banach space as follows. LetCbe a closed convex subset of a uniformly smooth Banach spaceX, and letT :CCbe a nonexpansive mapping. For any pointsu, x1C, the sequence{xn}is defined by

xn1βnu

1−βn

Tαnxn 1−αnTxn, forn≥1, 1.3

where {αn} and {βn} are sequences in 0,1. They proved under the following control

conditions:

D1 lim

n αn 0, limn βn0,

D2

n1

αn,

n1

βn,

D3

n1

|αn1−αn|<,

n1

βn1βn<,

1.4

that the sequence{xn}converges strongly to a fixed point ofT.

The purpose of this paper is to extend Kim-Xu’s result to a special kind of metric spaces, namely, CAT0spaces. We also prove a strong convergence theorem for another kind of modified Halpern iteration defined by Hu13in this setting.

2. CAT(0) Spaces

A metric space X is a CAT0 space if it is geodesically connected and if every geodesic triangle inXis at least as “thin” as its comparison triangle in the Euclidean plane. The precise definition is given below. It is well known that any complete, simply connected Riemannian manifold having nonpositive sectional curvature is a CAT0space. Other examples include Pre-Hilbert spacessee14,R-treessee15, Euclidean buildingssee16, the complex Hilbert ball with a hyperbolic metricsee17, and many others. For a thorough discussion of these spaces and of the fundamental role they play in geometry, we refer the reader to Bridson and Haefliger14.

Fixed point theory in CAT0 spaces was first studied by Kirk see 18, 19. He showed that every nonexpansive single-valued mapping defined on a bounded closed convex subset of a complete CAT0space always has a fixed point. Since then, the fixed point theory for single-valued and multivalued mappings in CAT0spaces has been rapidly developed, and many papers have appearedsee, e.g.,20–31and the references therein. It is worth mentioning that fixed point theorems in CAT0spacesspecially inR-treescan be applied to graph theory, biology, and computer sciencesee, e.g.,15,32–35.

LetX, dbe a metric space. Ageodesic pathjoiningxXtoyXor, more briefly, a

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two points of X are joined by a geodesic, andX is said to be uniquely geodesicif there is exactly one geodesic joiningxandyfor eachx, yX. A subsetYXis said to beconvexif Y includes every geodesic segment joining any two of its points.

Ageodesic triangleΔ x1, x2, x3in a geodesic metric spaceX, dconsists of three points x1, x2, andx3inXtheverticesofΔand a geodesic segment between each pair of vertices

the edges of Δ. A comparison triangle for the geodesic triangle Δx1, x2, x3 in X, d is a triangleΔx1, x2, x3: Δx1, x2, x3in the Euclidean planeE2such thatdE2xi, xj dxi, xj

fori, j∈ {1,2,3}.

A geodesic space is said to be a CAT0 space if all geodesic triangles satisfy the following comparison axiom.

CAT0: letΔbe a geodesic triangle inX, and letΔbe a comparison triangle forΔ. Then,Δis said to satisfy the CAT0inequalityif for allx, y ∈ Δand all comparison points x, y∈Δ,

dx, ydE2x, y. 2.1

Letx, yX, and by Lemma 2.1ivof23for eacht∈ 0,1, there exists a unique pointzx, ysuch that

dx, z tdx, y, dy, z 1−tdx, y. 2.2

From now on, we will use the notation1−txtyfor the unique pointzsatisfying2.2. We now collect some elementary facts about CAT0spaces which will be used in the proofs of our main results.

Lemma 2.1. LetXbe aCAT0space. Then,

i(see [23, Lemma 2.4]) for eachx, y, zXandt∈0,1, one has

d1−txty, z≤1−tdx, z tdy, z, 2.3

ii(see [21]) for eachx, yXandt, s∈0,1, one has

d1−txty,1−sxsy|ts|dx, y, 2.4

iii(see [19, Lemma 3]) for eachx, y, zXandt∈0,1, one has

d1−tztx,1−tztytdx, y, 2.5

iv(see [23, Lemma 2.5]) for eachx, y, zXandt∈0,1, one has

d1−txty, z2≤1−tdx, z2tdy, z2−t1−tdx, y2. 2.6

Recall that a continuous linear functionalμon∞, the Banach space of bounded real sequences, is called aBanach limitifμμ1,1, . . . 1 andμnan μnan1for all{an} ∈

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Lemma 2.2see8, Proposition 2. Let{a1, a2, . . .} ∈be such thatμnan≤0for all Banach

limitsμandlim supnan1−an≤0. Then,lim supnan≤0.

Lemma 2.3see28, Lemma 2.1. LetCbe a closed convex subset of a completeCAT0spaceX, and letT :CCbe a nonexpansive mapping. LetuCbe fixed. For eacht∈0,1, the mapping St:CCdefined by

Stztu⊕1−tTz, forzC 2.7

has a unique fixed pointztC, that is,

ztStzt tu⊕1−tTzt. 2.8

Lemma 2.4see28, Lemma 2.2. LetCandTbe as the preceding lemma. Then,FT/if and only if{zt}given by2.8remains bounded ast → 0. In this case, the following statements hold:

1{zt}converges to the unique fixed pointzofT which is nearestu,

2d2u, z μ

nd2u, xn for all Banach limits μ and all bounded sequences {xn} with

limndxn, Txn 0.

Lemma 2.5 see 10, Lemma 2.1. Let {αn}∞n1 be a sequence of nonnegative real numbers

satisfying the condition

αn1≤

1−γn

αnγnσn, n≥1, 2.9

where{γn}and{σn}are sequences of real numbers such that

1{γn} ⊂0,1and

n1γn,

2eitherlim supn→ ∞σn≤0orn1|γnσn|<.

Then,limn→ ∞αn0.

Lemma 2.6see27,36. Let{xn}and{yn}be bounded sequences in aCAT0spaceX, and let {αn}be a sequence in0,1with0<lim infnαn≤lim supnαn <1. Suppose thatxn1αnyn⊕1−

αnxnfor alln∈Nand

lim sup

n→ ∞

dyn1, yn

dxn1, xn

≤0. 2.10

Then,limndxn, yn 0.

3. Main Results

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Theorem 3.1. Let Cbe a nonempty closed convex subset of a complete CAT0 spaceX, and let

T :CCbe a nonexpansive mapping such thatFT/. Given a pointuCand sequences{αn}

and{βn}in0,1, the following conditions are satisfied:

(A1)limnαn0and

n1|αn1−αn|<,

(A2)limnβn0,n1βnandn1|βn1−βn|<.

Define a sequence{xn}inCbyx1xCarbitrarily, and

xn1βnu

1−βn

αnxn⊕1−αnTxn,n≥1. 3.1

Then,{xn}converges to a fixed pointzFTwhich is nearestu.

Proof. For eachn ≥ 1, we letyn : αnxn ⊕1−αnTxn. We divide the proof into 3 steps.

i We will show that {xn}, {yn}, and {Txn} are bounded sequences. ii We show that

limndxn, Txn 0. Finally, we show thatiii{xn}converges to a fixed pointzFTwhich

is nearestu.

i As in the first part of the proof of 12, Theorem 1, we can show that {xn} is

bounded and so is{yn}and{Txn}. Notice also that

dyn, p

dxn, p

,pFT. 3.2

iiIt suffices to show that

lim

n→ ∞dxn, xn1 0. 3.3

Indeed, if3.3holds, we obtain

dxn, Txndxn, xn1 d

xn1, yn

dyn, Txn

dxn, xn1 d

βnu

1−βn

yn, yn

dαnxn⊕1−αnTxn, Txndxn, xn1 βnd

u, yn

αndxn, Txn−→0, asn−→ ∞.

3.4

By usingLemma 2.1, we get

dxn1, xn d

βnu

1−βn

yn, βn−1u⊕1−βn−1

yn−1

dβnu

1−βn

yn, βnu

1−βn

yn−1

dβnu

1−βn

yn−1, βn−1u⊕1−βn−1

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≤1−βn

dyn, yn−1

βnβn−1d

u, yn−1

1−βn

dαnxn⊕1−αnTxn, αn−1xn−1⊕1−αn−1Txn−1

βnβn−1du, αn−1xn−1⊕1−αn−1Txn−1

≤1−βn

dαnxn⊕1−αnTxn, αnxn−1⊕1−αnTxn

dαnxn−1⊕1−αnTxn, αnxn−1⊕1−αnTxn−1

dαnxn−1⊕1−αnTxn−1, αn−1xn−1⊕1−αn−1Txn−1

βnβn−1αn−1du, xn−1 1−αn−1du, Txn−1

≤1−βn

αndxn, xn−1 1−αndTxn, Txn−1 |αnαn−1|dxn−1, Txn−1

βnβn−1αn−1du, xn−1 1−αn−1du, Txn−1

1−βn

dxn, xn−1

1−βn

|αnαn−1|dxn−1, Txn−1

βnβn−1αn−1du, xn−1 βnβn−11−αn−1du, Txn−1

≤1−βn

dxn, xn−1

1−βn

|αnαn−1|dxn−1, Txn−1

βnβn−1αn−1du, Txn−1 dTxn−1, xn−1

βnβn−1du, Txn−1−βnβn−1αn−1du, Txn−1

1−βn

dxn, xn−1

1−βn

|αnαn−1|dxn−1, Txn−1

βnβn−1αn−1dxn−1, Txn−1 βnβn−1du, Txn−1.

3.5

Hence,

dxn1, xn

1−βn

dxn, xn−1 γ

|αnαn−1|2βnβn−1, 3.6

whereγ > 0 is a constant such thatγ ≥ max{du, Txn−1, dxn−1, Txn−1} for alln ∈ N. By assumptions, we have

lim

n→ ∞βn0, ∞

n1

βn,

n1

|αnαn−1|2βnβn−1<. 3.7

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iiiFromLemma 2.3, letzlimt→0zt, whereztis given by2.8. Then,zis the point

ofFTwhich is nearestu. We observe that

d2xn1, z d2βnu

1−βn

yn, z

βnd2u, z

1−βn

d2yn, z

βn

1−βn

d2u, yn

βnd2u, z

1−βn

d2x

n, zβn

1−βn

d2u, y

n

1−βn

d2xn, z βn

d2u, z−1−βn

d2u, yn

.

3.8

ByLemma 2.4, we haveμnd2u, zd2u, xn ≤ 0 for all Banach limitμ. Moreover, since

limndxn1, xn 0,

lim sup

n→ ∞ d

2u, zd2u, x

n1

d2u, zd2u, xn

0. 3.9

It follows from limndyn, xn 0 andLemma 2.2that

lim sup

n→ ∞

d2u, z−1−βn

d2u, yn

lim sup

n→ ∞

d2u, zd2u, xn

≤0. 3.10

Hence, the conclusion follows fromLemma 2.5.

By using the similar technique as in the proof of Theorem 3.1, we can obtain a strong convergence theorem which is an analog of 13, Theorem 3.1 see also37,38for subsequence comments.

Theorem 3.2. Let C be a nonempty closed and convex subset of a completeCAT0spaceX, and let

T :CCbe a nonexpansive mapping such thatFT/. Given a pointuCand an initial value

x1C. The sequence{xn}is defined iteratively by

xn1βnxn

1−βn

αnu⊕1−αnTxn, n≥1. 3.11

Suppose that both{αn}and{βn}are sequences in0,1satisfying

(B1)limn→ ∞αn0,

(B2)n1αn,

(B3)0<lim infn→ ∞βn≤lim supn→ ∞βn<1.

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Proof. Letyn:αnu⊕1−αnTxn. We divide the proof into 3 steps.

Step 1. We show that{xn},{yn}, and{Txn}are bounded sequences. LetpFT, then we

have

dxn1, pdβnxn

1−βn

αnu⊕1−αnTxn, p

βnd

xn, p

1−βn

dαnu⊕1−αnTxn, p

βnd

xn, p

1−βn

αnd

u, p1−βn

1−αnd

Txn, p

βn

1−βn

1−αn

dxn, p

1−βn

αnd

u, p

1−1−βn

αn

dxn, p

1−βn

αnd

u, p

≤maxdxn, p

, du, p.

3.12

Now, an induction yields

dxn1, p≤maxdx1, p, du, p, n≥1. 3.13

Hence,{xn}is bounded and so are{yn}and{Txn}.

Step 2. We show that limndxn, Txn 0. By usingLemma 2.1, we get

dyn1, yn

dαn1u⊕1−αn1Txn1, αnu⊕1−αnTxnαndαn1u⊕1−αn1Txn1, u

1−αndαn1u⊕1−αn1Txn1, Txnαn1−αn1dTxn1, u 1−αnαn1du, Txn

1−αn1−αn1dTxn1, Txn

αn1−αn1dTxn1, u 1−αnαn1du, Txn

1−αn1−αn1dxn1, xn.

3.14

This implies that

dyn1, yn

dxn1, xnαn1−αn1dTxn1, u 1−αnαn1du, Txn

αnαn1−αnαn1dxn1, xn.

3.15

Since{xn}and{Txn}are bounded and limn→ ∞αn0, it follows that

lim sup

n→ ∞

dyn1, yn

dxn1, xn

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Hence, byLemma 2.6, we get

lim

n→ ∞d

xn, yn

0. 3.17

On the other hand,

dyn, Txn

dαnu⊕1−αnTxn, Txnαndu, Txn−→0, asn−→ ∞. 3.18

Using3.17and3.18, we get

dxn, Txnd

xn, yn

dyn, Txn

−→0, asn−→ ∞. 3.19

Step 3. We show that{xn}converges to a fixed point ofT. Letzlimt→0zt, whereztis given

by2.8, thenzFT. Finally, we show that limnxn z

d2xn1, z d2βnxn

1−βn

yn, z

βnd2xn, z

1−βn

d2yn, z

βn

1−βn

d2xn, yn

βnd2xn, z

1−βn

d2α

nu⊕1−αnTxn, zβn

1−βn

d2x

n, yn

≤1−βn

αnd2u, z 1−αnd2Txn, zαn1−αnd2u, Txn

βn

1−βn

d2xn, yn

βnd2xn, z

βn

1−βn

1−αn

d2x

n, z

1−βn

αn

d2u, z1α

nd2u, Txn

1−1−βn

αn

d2xn, z

1−βn

αn

d2u, z−1−αnd2u, Txn

.

3.20

ByLemma 2.4, we haveμnd2u, zd2u, xn≤0 for all Banach limitμ. Moreover, since

dxn1, xn d

βnxn

1−βn

yn, xn

≤1−βn

dyn, xn

−→0, asn−→ ∞,

lim sup

n→ ∞ d

2u, z d2u, x

n1−d2u, zd2u, xn

0,

3.21

it follows from conditionB1, limndxn, Txn 0 andLemma 2.2that

lim sup

n→ ∞ d

2u, z1α

nd2u, Txn

lim sup

n→ ∞ d

2u, zd2u, x

n

≤0. 3.22

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Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to Professor Sompong Dhompongsa for his suggestions and advices during the preparation of the paper. This research was supported by the National Research University Project under Thailand’s Office of the Higher Education Commission.

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