Fixed points of order preserving contractions

Authors

  • Rekha K P Research Scholar in Mathematics, Hermann Gundert Central Library, Kannur University, Kerala-670002, India
  • Shiju George Department of Mathematics, KMM Government Women’s College, Kannur, Kerala-670004, India Corresponding Author

Keywords:

Contraction, Order preserving map, Fixed point property

Abstract

In this paper, we analyze fixed points of order preserving contractions on ordered metric spaces. Fixed point property of such maps is characterized for bounded convex subsets of the Euclidean plane.

Author Biographies

  • Rekha K P, Research Scholar in Mathematics, Hermann Gundert Central Library, Kannur University, Kerala-670002, India

    Research Scholar in Mathematics, Hermann Gundert Central Library, Kannur University, Kerala-670002, India

  • Shiju George, Department of Mathematics, KMM Government Women’s College, Kannur, Kerala-670004, India

    Department of Mathematics, KMM Government Women’s College, Kannur, Kerala-670004, India 

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2025-08-26

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3 (2025) No. 3 - Early Pub Issue

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