{"product_id":"9780792370734","title":"Handbook of Metric Fixed Point Theory","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHandbook of Metric Fixed Point Theory\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eKirk, W.A.; Sims, B.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eMetric fixed point theory encompasses the branch of fixed point  theory which metric conditions on the underlying space and\/or on the  mappings play a fundamental role. In some sense the theory is a  far-reaching outgrowth of Banach's contraction mapping principle. A  natural extension of the study of contractions is the limiting case  when the Lipschitz constant is allowed to equal one. Such mappings are  called nonexpansive. Nonexpansive mappings arise in a variety of  natural ways, for example in the study of holomorphic mappings and  hyperconvex metric spaces.\u003cbr\u003e  Because most of the spaces studied in analysis share many algebraic  and topological properties as well as metric properties, there is no  clear line separating metric fixed point theory from the topological  or set-theoretic branch of the theory. Also, because of its metric  underpinnings, metric fixed point theory has provided the motivation  for the study of many geometric properties of Banach spaces. The  contents of this Handbook reflect all of these facts. \u003cbr\u003e  The purpose of the Handbook is to provide a primary resource for  anyone interested in fixed point theory with a metric flavor. The goal  is to provide information for those wishing to find results that might  apply to their own work and for those wishing to obtain a deeper  understanding of the theory. The book should be of interest to a wide  range of researchers in mathematical analysis as well as to those  whose primary interest is the study of fixed point theory and the  underlying spaces. The level of exposition is directed to a wide  audience, including students and established researchers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2001-06-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792370734\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-017-1748-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 704\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46544946823308,"sku":"9780792370734","price":161.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792370734.jpg?v=1775758795","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780792370734","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}