Fixed Point Theorem on Complete N - Metric
Spaces
S.C. Ghosh ; M. Srivastava Department of Mathematics D.A-V.College, Kanpur, U.P., India
ABSTRACT: In this paper we have proved the generalized fixed point theorem on complete N-Metric Space with the help of N-mappings. This theorem generalizes and extends the result of R.K. Jain, H.K. Sahu and B. Fisher [3], Kikina [2] and chaube, Gupta and Shau [1] from three, four, five metric space to N-Metric Spaces.
KEY WORDS: Complete metric spaces, Cauchy sequences, fixed point. 2010 AMS subjectclassification 47 H10; 54H25
INTRODUCTION: In this paper
X
1,
X
2,
X
N are taken as complete N-Metric Spaces and1 1
3 2
1 2
1
X
,
f
:
X
X
f
:
X
X
X
:
f
N
N
N
as N-mappings which are all theself mappings. The elements of the metric spaces are taken as
N N
n n
n
X
,
X
X
x
X
x
1
1 2
2
where the first suffix indicating the respective metricspace and the second one are the number of elements where
n
N
(Set of natural number).MAIN RESULT:
Theorem [1.1] Let
X
1,
d
1
,
X
2,
d
2
,
X
3,
d
3
X
N,
d
N
are N-complete metricspaces and
f
1f
2f
3
f
N are self mappings such that1 1
1 2
1 2
3
4 3
2 3 2
1 2
1
X
X
:
f
,
X
X
:
f
,
X
X
:
f
X
X
:
f
,
X
X
:
f
,
X
X
:
f
N N
N N
N
N N
N
Satisfying following conditions
1
1
1
1 2 1 1 1
1 2 1 1 1 1
1 3
2 1 1 2 1 3
2 1
1
.
.
x
,
x
x
,
x
x
f
f
f
f
,
x
f
f
f
f
d
N N
1
1
2
1 3 1 2 2
1 3 1 2 2 1
2 1 3
2 1 1
3 1 3
2 1
2
.
.
x
,
x
x
,
x
x
f
f
f
f
f
,
x
f
f
f
f
f
d
N N N N
1
1
3
1 4 1 3 3
1 4 1 3 3 1
3 2 3
2 1 1 1 1 3 3
2 1 1
3
.
.
x
,
x
x
,
x
x
f
f
f
f
f
f
,
x
f
f
f
f
f
f
d
N N N N N N
1
1
4
1 5 1 4 4
1 5 1 4 4 1
4 3
2 1 1 2 1 5 4 3
2 1 1 2
4
.
.
x
,
x
x
,
x
x
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
,
x
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
d
N N N N N N N N
1
1
5
11 1
1 1 1 1
1 2 3 1
1 1 1
4 3
2
.
.
x
,
x
x
,
x
x
f
f
f
f
f
,
x
f
f
f
f
f
d
N N
N N N
N N N
N N
N
N
X
x
X
x
,
X
x
,
X
x
11 1 21 2 31 3
1and
0
,
1
, Also
1
2
N and
1,
2,
3
N indicated in above inequality are defined as follows,
11 21
0
2
21 31
0
3
31 41
0
1 11
0
1
x
,
x
,
x
,
x
x
,
x
Nx
N,
x
21 11
1
1
6
2
1 2 1 3
2 1 1 1 1 1
1 5
4
1 2 1 6
5 4 2 1
1 3
2 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 4
3 1 3 2 5
4 3 1
1 3
2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
2
1 2 1 2 3
2 1
3 2 1 1 1 1 1
2 1 1 1
.
.
x
f
,
x
d
,
x
f
f
f
f
,
x
d
x
f
f
f
x
f
f
f
f
d
,
x
f
f
f
f
,
x
d
,
x
f
f
f
f
,
x
f
f
f
f
d
,
x
f
f
f
f
,
x
d
,
x
f
f
f
f
,
x
f
f
f
f
d
,
x
f
f
f
f
,
x
d
max
x
,
x
N
N N
N N
N
N N N
N
N N N
N
N N N
N N
11 1 11
1
1
7
1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 7 6 5 3 1 1 4 3 2 1 1 1 5 4 3 1 1 6 5 4 2 1 1 4 3 2 1 1 1 5 4 3 1 1 5 4 3 1 1 1 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1
.
.
x
f
,
x
d
,
x
f
f
f
x
d
,
x
f
f
f
f
,
x
d
,
x
f
f
f
f
,
x
d
,
x
f
f
f
f
f
,
x
f
f
f
f
d
,
x
f
f
f
f
f
,
x
d
,
x
f
f
f
f
f
,
x
f
f
f
f
d
,
x
,
f
f
f
f
f
,
x
d
,
x
f
f
f
f
f
,
x
f
f
f
f
d
,
x
f
f
f
f
f
f
,
x
d
max
x
,
x
N N , N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Again
1
2
3
N are defined as -
11 1 2 3 1 11
2 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
N N N N N , N N ,x
f
f
f
f
f
,
x
f
d
,
x
f
f
f
f
x
d
,
x
f
f
f
f
,
x
d
max
x
x
1 21 1 1 2 3 2 21
1
1
8
3 1 1 3 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 2 2 1 3 1 2 2
.
.
x
f
f
f
f
f
f
,
x
f
d
,
x
f
f
f
f
x
d
,
x
f
f
f
f
f
,
x
d
max
x
x
r
N N N N N N , N N N ,
,
,
1
.
1
.
9
,
,
max
1 1 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 5 4 3 2 , 1 11 4 3 2 1 11 , 1x
f
f
f
f
f
x
f
d
x
f
f
f
f
f
f
x
d
x
f
f
f
f
x
d
x
x
r
N N N N N N N N N N N
i)iv)
f
N2,f
N1f
Nf
1f
2
f
N3 has a unique fixed point
4
X
4 and so on for,
X
55
6
X
6 and finally we obtainf
2f
3f
4f
5
f
N1f
Nf
1 has a unique fixed point
N
X
N.
Further
f
N
1
2,
f
N1
2
3,
f
N2
3
4,
f
N3
4
5,
f
1
N
1Proof : Let us take x10 an element in
X
1 Now let us define the sequences
x
1n,
x
2n,
x
3n
x
Nn on the complete metric spacesX
1,
X
2,
X
3,
X
4
X
Nrespectively and the sequences defined on
X
1,
X
2,
X
3
X
N as follows
1 2 3
101
f
f
f
f
x
x
n
N n - - - -(1.1.10)n N
n n
N
n
f
x
,
x
f
,
x
x
2
1 1 3
1 3 - - - -(1.1.11)n N
n
f
x
x
4
2 4 - - - -(1.1.12)n N n
N
f
x
x
1 for all positive integer n First we take1 3 3 1 2 2
1 1
1n
x
n,
x
n
x
n,
x
n
x
nx
andx
Nn
x
Nn1 and therefore we take -2 1
2 3 1
3
3 3
2 2
1 1
n N n
N n
n
N n
N n
n n
x
x
x
x
x
,
x
,
x
,
x
Again we can put
N n
N n
n
n
,
x
,
x
,
x
x
1
1 2
2 3
3
if
x
2n
x
2n1,
x
3n
x
3n1,
x
Nn
x
Nn1
n n
n n
n n
n N n N N n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n N N n N N n nx
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
max
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
max
x
,
x
x
,
x
x
f
f
f
f
f
,
x
f
f
f
f
f
d
x
,
x
d
3 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 4 1 4 4 1 2 2 2 3 1 3 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 3 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 2
0
2
2 2 1
0
1 4 1 4 4 3 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2,
x
,
x
d
,
max
x
,
x
d
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
max
n n n N n N N n n n n n n n n
1
1
1
13
4 1 4 4 3 1 3 3 1 1 1 1
.
.
x
,
x
d
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
max
n N n N N n n n n n n
Again substituting
x
31
x
3n andx
41
x
4n1 we obtain from the inequality (1.1.3)
3 3 1
3 1 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 1 1 3 1 3 3 3
n n n n n N N N N n N N N n nx
,
x
x
,
x
x
f
f
f
f
f
f
f
,
x
f
f
f
f
f
f
d
x
,
x
d
0
3
3 3 1
0
11 4 4 4 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 3 3
,
x
,
x
d
,
max
x
,
x
d
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
x
,
x
d
max
n n n N n N N
n n n
n n
n n
n
3 3 1
3 1
1 4 4 4 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 3 3
n n n
N n N N
n n
n n n
n n
n
x
,
x
d
x
,
x
d
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
max
2
2 2 1
1 1 1 1
4 4 4 1
1
max
d
x
n,
x
n,
d
x
n,
x
n,
d
x
n,
x
n
d
Nx
Nn,
x
N nAgain for
d
4
x
4n,
x
4n1
we have,
1 1 1
1
1
1
14
1
1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 3 3 1
4 4 4
.
.
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
max
x
,
x
d
n N n N N n
N n N N
n n n
n n
n n
n
1 4 1
1
1 1 1
1
1
1
15
1
1 2 2 2 1 3 3 3 1 4 4 4 1
5 5 5
.
.
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
max
x
,
x
d
n N n N N n
N n N N n n
n n n
n n
n n
n
continuing this process we obtain,
2 2 1
1 1 1 1
1
1
16
2
1 3 3
3 1
2 2
2 1
1 1
1
.
.
x
,
x
d
x
,
x
d
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
max
x
,
x
d
n n n
n
n N n N N n
N n N N n
N n N N
3 3 1
2
2 2 1
1 1 1 1
1
1
17
3
1 2 2
2 1
1 1
1 1
.
.
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
max
x
,
x
d
n n n
n n
N n N N
n N n N N n
N n N N n
N n N N
11 21
11 2 1 1 1
1 1 3
2 1 21 1 3
2 1 1 1
1 1 1
x
,
x
x
,
x
x
f
f
f
f
,
x
f
f
f
f
d
x
,
x
d
n n N n
n n n n n n
n N n N N n n n
n n
n
n n n
n n
n n
n
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
max
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
max
2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1
1 1 1 1
4 4 4 1 1 1 1
1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
0
1
1 1 1
0
11 4 4 4 1 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
,
x
,
x
d
,
max
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
x
,
x
d
max
n n n N n N N
n n n
n n
n n
n
1
1
1
18
1 4 4 4 1 3 3 3 1 2 2 2
.
.
x
,
x
d
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
max
n N n N N
n n n
n n
n
Now using all inequality (1.1.1) we obtain
1 1 1
1
1
1
19
1
1 3 3 4 1 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1
.
.
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
max
x
,
x
d
n N n N N n
N n N N
n n n
n n
n n
n
Similarly for the other inequality we have,
5 5 1
1
1
1
20
5
1 3 4 4 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
1 2
1 2 2 2
.
.
x
,
x
d
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
max
x
,
x
d
n N n N N n
n
n n n
n n
n n
n
5 5 1
1
1
1
21
5
1 4 4 4 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2
1 3 3 3
.
.
x
,
x
d
,
x
d
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
max
x
,
x
d
n N n N N n
n
n n n
n n
n n
n
4 4 1
1
1 1 1
1
1
22
4
1 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2
1
.
.
x
,
x
d
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
max
x
,
x
d
n N n N N n
n
n n n
n n
n n
N n N N
Now by induction, we obtain from the above inequality
1 2
1
1
23
2 3 1 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 12 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1
.
.
x
,
x
d
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
max
x
,
x
d
N N N
n n
n
1 2
1
1
24
2 3 1 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 12 1 1 1 1
1 2 2 2
.
.
x
,
x
d
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
max
x
,
x
d
N N N
n n
n
1
11 12
2 21 22
1 2
1
1
25
1 1
3 3
3
x
,
x
max
d
x
,
x
,
d
x
,
x
d
x
,
x
.
.
d
N N Nn n
n
...
...
1 2
1
1
26
2 3 1 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
12 1 1 1
.
.
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
max
x
x
d
N N N n N
N N
1 12
1 2
1
1
27
1
2 3 1 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
2 1
.
.
x
,
x
d
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
max
x
,
x
d
N N N N
N N n
N N N
0
0
0
1 3 3
3
1 2 2
2
1 1 1
1
n n
n n
n n
x
,
x
d
x
,
x
d
x
,
x
d
... ... ...
0
0
1 1 1 1
1
n N n
N N
n N n
N N
x
,
x
d
x
,
x
d
i.e. The Sequences
x
1nx
2nx
3n
x
Nn are cauchy sequence. Since
X
1d
1
,
X
2d
2
,
X
3d
3
X
Nd
N
are complete metric space. So we havewhere
1
2
N
X
1,
X
2,
X
3,
X
4
X
N respectively. Now substitutingn
x
x
11
1 andx
21
2 we obtain,
1 2
12 1 1
1 3
2 1 2 1 3
2 1 1 1 1 2 1 3
2 1 1
,
x
,
x
x
f
f
f
f
,
f
f
f
f
d
x
,
f
f
f
f
d
n n
N N N
n
N
3 1 2 3
1 1 1 1
1 2 1 2
11 1 1 2 1 3
2 1 2
2 1 1 1 1
N n
N N n n n
N
n n N
N n
n
f
f
f
,
x
d
,
x
,
x
d
x
,
f
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
f
f
f
f
f
,
d
,
x
,
x
d
max
N n
N n
n n
N N
n N n
n n
n
n n
n
x
lim
x
;
x
lim
x
;
x
lim
x
;
x
lim
1 1
4 4
3 3
2 2
For
n
we getd
1
f
1f
2f
3f
4
f
N1
2,
1
0
which is a contradiction and as
1 2 3 1 2 1
0
1
f
f
f
f
,
d
N Therefored
1
f
1f
2f
3
f
N1
2,
1
0
1 2
1 3
2
1
f
f
f
f
NSimilarly we obtain that
2 3
2 3
2
1 N
N
f
f
f
f
f
3 4
3 2
1
1
N N
N
f
f
f
f
f
4 5
4 2
1 1
2
N N N
N
f
f
f
f
f
f
...
...
...
f
2f
3f
4
f
N1f
N
1
NNow we claim that,
1 is the fixed point off
1f
2f
3
f
N inX
12
is the fixed point off
2f
3f
4
f
Nf
1 inX
23
is the fixed point off
3f
4f
5
f
Nf
1f
2 inX
3... ... ...
N is the fixed point off
Nf
N1f
N2
f
2f
1 inX
NNow let us take
x
21
x
2n andx
31
f
N1
2 and substituting in (1.1.2) we obtain
N N N N n
n N
N
x
f
f
f
f
,
f
f
f
f
f
d
x
,
f
f
f
f
f
d
2 1 2
1 2
1 3 2 1 2
2 2 1 3
2 1 2
3 2 1 2 3 1 2
3
1 2 2 2 2 1 3
2 1 2
2
2 2 1 4
3 2
1 2 2 2 2
2 1 2
1 3
1 2 2 2 2
2 1 3
2 1 1 1 2 2
2
N N
N n
n n N
N n
n N
N
n n n
N N
n n n
N n
n
f
f
f
f
f
f
,
x
d
x
,
x
d
,
f
f
f
f
f
,
x
d
max
x
f
f
f
f
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
f
f
f
f
d
,
x
,
x
d
,
x
,
f
f
f
f
d
,
x
,
x
d
max
Now let
n
and putf
1f
2f
3
f
N1
2
1 we obtain
1 1 3 3 2 1 2
1 2
3 2 1 3 2 1 2
1 2
2 2
2 1 2
1 2
N N N
N
N N
N N
N
f
f
,
d
,
f
f
f
f
d
max
,
f
d
,
f
f
f
f
,
d
,
f
f
f
f
d
Nowif,
max
d
2
2,
f
Nf
1f
2
f
N1
2
,
d
3
3,
f
N1f
N
1
2 1 2 1 2
2
d
,
f
Nf
f
f
NThen we have
d
2
f
Nf
1f
2
f
N1
2,
2
d
2
f
N
1,
2
1 1 3 3 2 1 2
1 2
2
3 2 1 3 2 1 2
1 2
2 2
2 1 2
1 2
N N N
N
N N
N N
N
f
f
,
d
,
f
f
f
f
,
d
max
,
f
d
,
f
f
f
f
,
d
max
,
f
f
f
f
d
d
3
f
N1
2,
3
Again if
max
d
2
2f
Nf
1f
2
f
N1
2
,
d
3
3,
f
N1f
N
1
d
3 3,
f
N1f
NThen similarly we have,
1 2 1 2 2
2
1 2
3
1 2 3
2f
f
f
f
,
d
f
,
d
f
,
d
N
N N NAgain put