Applied Mathematics, 2011, 2, 1114-1118
doi:10.4236/am.2011.29153 Published Online September 2011 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/am)
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New Common Fixed Point Results for Four Maps on Cone
Metric Spaces*
Yan Han, Shaoyuan Xu
School of Mathematics and Statistics, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi, China
E-mail: hanyan702@126.com
Received June 6, 2011; revised July 2, 2011; accepted July 9, 2011
Abstract
In this paper, some new existence and uniqueness of common fixed points for four mappings are obtained,
which do not satisfy continuity and commutation on non-normal cone metric spaces. These results improve
and generalize several well-known comparable results in the literature.
Keywords: Common Fixed Point, Cone Metric Space, Non-Normal Cone
1. Introduction and Preliminaries
Since Huang and Zhang [1] introduced the concept of
cone metric space, the study of common fixed points of
mappings satisfying certain contractive conditions on
cone metric spaces has been at the center of strong
research activity, because it has not only important
theoretical meaning but also wide applications. Recently,
some authors obtained a number of meaningful consult-
ing fixed point theorems for one or two mappings on
cone metric spaces(see [1-3,5-8]). The aim of this paper
is to present coincidence points results for four mappings
without satisfying the notion of continuity and commuta-
tion on non-normal cone metric spaces. Common fixed
point theorems are obtained under weakly compatible
maps. Our results generalized and unified these main
results in [1-5].
We recall some definitions and properties of cone
metric spaces in [1]. Let be a real Banach space and
be a subset of ,
E
P E
denotes the zero element of
and int denotes the interior of . The subset
is called a cone if and only if
E
P
P P
1) is closed, nonempty and
P

P
ax by
,
2) ,
,, ,0, ,abx yPP úab
3)
x
P=xP x and
 .
Given a cone , we define a partial ordering
PE
with respect to by
P
x
y if and only if
y
xP
.
We shall write x < y if
x
y and
x
y, while
y
will stand for . A cone is called normal
if there is a number such that for all
intyx
N
P
>0
P
,
x
yP
,
.
x
yimpliesxN y

The least positive number satisfying the above inequa-
lity is called the normal constant of .
P
Definition 1.1. ([1]) Let
X
be a nonempty set.
Suppose that the mapping satisfies:
:X EdX
(d1)
,dxy
for all ,
x
yX and
,=dxy
if and only if =
x
y;
(d2)
,= ,dxydyx for all ,
x
yX;
(d3)

dzy
,,,dxydxz for all ,,
x
yz X
.
Then is called a cone metric on
d
X
and
,
X
d
is called a cone metric space. It is clear that the cone
metric space is more general than metric space.
Definition 1.2 ([1]) Let

,
X
d be a cone metric
space. Then we say that
n
x
is:
1) a Cauchy sequence if for every with
cEc
,
there is such that for all ;
N
,>nm x
c
c
E
, ,N dx
nm
2) a convergent sequence if for every
with
c
, there is such that for all N
x>,mN ,dx c
m for some fixed
x
in
X
.
A cone metric space
X
is said to be complete if
every Cauchy sequence in
X
is convergent in
X
.
Definition 1.3. ([2]) Let
f
and
g
be self maps of a
set
X
. If for some ==wfxgx
x
in
X
, then
x
is
called a coincidence point of
f
and
g
, and is
called a point of coincidence of
w
f
and
g
.
Definition 1.4. ([6]) The mappings ,:
f
gX X
are weakly compatible if, for every
X, holds
=
f
gxggx whenever =
f
xgx.
Lemma 1.5. ([2]) Let
f
and
g
be weakly compati-
ble self maps of a set
X
. If
f
and
g
have a unique
point of coincidence , then is the uni-
que common fixed point of
==xwf gxw
f
and
g
.
Remark 1.6. Let
,
X
d be a cone metric space with
a cone . If
P
dx dxy,y h
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No: D20102502
)
. , for all
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1

,, 0,xyX h , then
,=dxy
, which implies
that =
x
y.
2. Main Results
In this section, we give some common fixed point theo-
rems for four mappings defined on a cone metric space.
Normality of the cone is not assumed.
Theorem 2.1. Let
,
X
d
, :J XX

12
34
,,
adIxSx
adIxTy
be a cone metric space.
Suppose mappings satisfy ,,SIT

dSxTy a
a d
,
 
 
5
,,,dIxJy
Jy Tya dJySx

,
for all
x
yX, where
, 4,5
i0= 1, 2,3ai satisfying

45
123
2,
2,
maxaa
aa a

IX
12
aa
or a


SX JX
 
,,SX IXJX
3
45
<
a
max a
<1
1.
If and one of
and

, T X
TX is a complete sub-
space of
X
, then the four mappings and
,,SIT
J
have a unique point of coincidence in
X
. Moreover, if
and

,TJ
,SI are weakly compatible, respectively,
all of the mappings and
,,TSI
J
have a unique
common fixed point.
Proof. Suppose 0
x
is an arbitrary point in
X
. Since
, there exist 12
 
, SXJX T

X

XI,
x
xX
such that 011 . Continuing this process,
we can define
2
=Ix=,Tx
Sx Jx
n
x
by
Denote
212 2
=,
nn
JxSx Ix

2 21
==
nn
yJx
n
2n2
=Tx
Sx
1
, =0,1,
n
n
21 2
, =
,
nn
y Ix

2,
22 21
=0,1, 2
n n
=,Tx
Now, we shall show that
n
y
is a Cauchy sequence.
From (2.1), we know





221
12 21
4221
1 212
4212
,=
nn
nn
nn
nn
n n
dy yd
a dIxJx
ad IxTx
ad yy
ady y








2
2321 21
5
22 21
522
,
,,
n
n n
nn
nn
Sx T
a ddJxTx
ad
ad yyy
dydy y



21
2 2
212
212 3
221
,
,,
,,
,,
,,
n
n n
n n
nn
nn
x
Ix Sxa
Jx Sx
y ad
y a






,
which implies that

21
,,.
1nn
y

,
124
2
34
aaa
dy
aa


22 21
2 22
5 21
2122
21 22
,
,,
,,
,,
,,
n n
n
n
n n
n n
Tx
d IxSx
d JxSx
y y
y y
 




21 2nn
dy y



22 21
122 2
321
422
1221
52 21
,=
,
nn
nn
nn
nn
nn
nn
dy y
a dIxJx
ad JxTx
ad IxTx
adyy
ady y





(2.2)
Similarly it is not difficult to show that
 

 

1 22
21
2122
2 3221
,
n
n
nn
dSx
a
a
ad adyy
d



which implies that

135
22 21212
25
,,
1
nn nn
aaa
dyydy y
aa
 


. (2.3)
Now, from (2.2) and (2.3), we deduce that
 


135
22 21212
25
135
12 4
221
25 34
135 135
12 4
21 22
25 3425
135 135
12 4
1
2534 25
,,
1
,
11
,
111
111
nn nn
nn
nn
n
aaa
dyydy y
aa
aaa
aaa
dy y
aa aa
aaa aaa
aa ady y
aa aa aa
aaa aaa
aaa dy
aaaaaa
 



 

 
 


 

 

 




0
,y
and
 

12 4
23 2222 21
34
1
135
12 4
10
34 25
,,
1
,.
11
nn nn
n
aaa
dy ydyy
aa
aaa
aaa dyy
aa aa
 





 

 

Let
135
124
34 25
=, =.
11
aaa
aaa
MN
aa aa


 
If
123 45
2max,<1aa aaa, then
135
124
34 25
=<
11
aaa
aaa
MN aa aa


 11=1.
If
12345
2max,< 1aaaaa
, then
135
124
34 25
135
124
34 25
=11
=<
11
aaa
aaa
MN aa aa
aaa
aaa
aa aa

11=1.
 
 

 
Now, for any , we have
>nm

 







2121
212221222 1
1
10
=1 =
1
10
10
,
,, ,
,
,
11
=1 ,.
1
nm
nnnnm m
nn
ii
im im
mm
m
dyy
dyydy ydyy
MNNMNd yy
MNN MNdyy
MN MN
NMN
Mdyy
MN














In analogous way, we gain




221 10
,1
1
m
nm
NMN
dy yMdyy
MN
 ,,
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



1
22 10
,1
1
m
nm
MN
dy yNdyy
MN
 ,
and




1
21 21 0
,1
1
m
nm
MN
dy yNdyy
MN
 ,.
Thus, for
>>0nm





1
10
10
,
max1,1,
11
=,,
nm
mm
m
dyy
MNN MN
NM d
MN MN
dyy
yy




where 0
m
c
as . m
For each
, choose >0
such that cxintP
,
where , ..,
x
ie
x c. For this
, we can choose a
natural number 1 such that N

10
,<
mdyy
>
for
. Thus, we get
0
>mN
 
10 0
,,, >
nm m
d yydyycforallnmN
.
Therefore

n
y
is a Cauchy sequence in
,
X
d.
Suppose

X is complete, there exists
qJX
such that 2. So we can
find a such that
22
yS
X
1
==
nnn
xJx qasn

=
p
J
pq
SX
 
qSX JX
n
. (If is com-
plete, there exists , then the conclu-
sions remain the same.) Letting , and by
221
=,
nn
Sx Jxq
as , we can choose a natural n
number such that
1
N


34
2
1
,4
n
aac
dy q and


34
221nn
y
1
,2
aac
dy 
,
,
n
n
.
for 1
n. Now we show N
show that . By (2.1), we have
=Tp q


 


 





22
12222 3
425 22
1212212 3
4215 22
1212 2
2212 3
421
,, ,
,,
,,
=,, ,
,, ,
,,
,,
,
nn
nnn
nn
nnn
nn
nn n
nn
n
dTpqdSx TpdSxq
a dIxJpadIxSxadJpTp
ad IxTpadJpSxd Sxq
ad yqad yyadqTp
ad yTpadqyd yq
adyydyq
adyyad qTp
ady


 










22
52
,,
1,.
nn
n
ydyqdqTp
adqy




Taking , we get
n

 


34124 212
145 2
1, ,
1,
nn
n
aadqTp aaady y
aaa dyq


Then, we get

,=
dq
Tp qJp .

=qTpTXIX
22
ccc, i.e.
At the same time, as
==Tp
, ther
ex
e
ists u in
X
such that =
I
uq
. From (2.1),
  
 


123
45
25
,
,,
,,
=,.
d q
adIuJpadIuSua dJp Tp
ad IuTpadJpSu
aadSuq


= ,Su dSuTp
,
Hence, from Remark 1.6, we know Therefore,
Next if we assume
=Suq.
==,==JpqSuIuq . Tp
I
X is complete, there exists
IX such that
2221n n
x
 
q
21n
y
uX
==IxT asn q
. So we can find a
such that =
I
uq. (If

TX is complete, there
exists
X
n c
qTX, thenonclusions remain
the samhoose a natural number 2
N
such that

I the c
.) Then, we cae
25
1
,aac
dy q and
21 4
n

25
21 2
1
,2
nn
aac
dyy
 for . Now we
show that . By (2.1), w
2
nN
=Su qe get








 

21 21
1212
321214 21
521 21
12 23221
42152 21
121 212
23
, ,
,,
,,
,,
=, ,,
,,
,,
,
nn
n
nn n
nn
nn
nnn
nnn
q dq
adIuJxa dIuSu
a dJxTxa dIu Tx
adJxSud Txq
ad yqadqSuadyy
adqyadySudyq
adyq dyy
ad qSuady

 


















21 2
421
52 2121
,
1,
,,
nn
n
nnn
y
adqy
ady ydyqdqSu


,dSuSuTx dTx
,
n
,.

Letting , by Lemma 1.6 we get
n

25135 212
145 21
1,
.
nn
n
ady
aa adyq

1,aSuq aaady ,
Thus, we have

,=
22
cc
dqSu c, i.e.
SuJ X=qS X ists pX, then there ex
such
that =
J
pq. In the sam
q.
e method we canobtain
=Tp
also
Finally, we show that and
T
J
, S and
I
have a
unique point of coinciden in ce
X
. Assume there exists
another point zX
such that ==Jxz , then Tx

12
345
,
,,,
dSuJx ad
ad JxTxadIuTxad JxSu

,= ,,dqzTx adIuIuSu
,
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which gives
,,
. That
is to say,



145
,dqzaaa dqz
thus

, =dqz, .., =====ieTxTp Jx Jpq z
q is a unique point of coincidence in
X
of
T and
J
. Similarly, we also have q is a unique
oincidence of S and
point
of c
I
by induction. So,
according to Lemma 1.5, q is the unique comon
ed point of

,TJ and
m
fix
,SI. Terefore, q is the
unique com- mon fix point the four mappings
,,TJS and
h
ed of
I
. The proof ofe theorem is completed.
As a variant of Theoremwe get the following
Corollary.
ollary 2.2. Let

,
th
2.1,
Cor
X
d be a cone metric space.
Suppose mappings ,, ,:SITJXX
satisfy
 
12
,,(,)
,,,
mn mm
nn nm
dSxTy adIadIxSx
adJyTy dJyS

 (2.4)

34
5
mn
mn
xJy
adIxTy ax
for all ,
x
yX, where
0=1, 2,3, 4,5
i
ai
satisfying

1 45
12345
2max,<1
2max,<1.
aa aa
r aaaaa

23
a
o

If and onef

, SXJX TXIX
 
,,IXJX and
o
SX
TX
space of
is a comlete sub- p
X
, then the four mappings ,,SIT and
J
have a unique point of coincidence in
X
. Moreover, if
,TJ and

,SI are weakly compatible, respectively,
all of the mappings ,,SIT and
J
have a unique
common fixed point.
Proof. It follows from Theorem 2.1, that the four
mappings ,,
mm n
SIT and n
J
have a unique common
fixed point q. Now,

1
===
mm m
Sq S S qSqSSq
and


1
===
mm m
I
qIIqIqI Iq
implies that Sq
and
I
q are d poinfd m
also fixets or m
S an
I
. Hence,
==Sq Iq qng
==Tq
Reark 2.3. Compared with corresponding results in
e [4, Theorem 2.8 and Corollary 2.9], Theo-
w that our hy
. By usi
q.
ame method, we havethe s
Jq
m
the literatur
rem
es metric spaces, which improve and
ge
2.1 shopotheses are greatly weaker
than those conditions. On the one hand, we ensure the
existence and uniqueness of a common fixed point of four
mappings without continuity and commutation; on the
other hand, they are special cases of Theorem 2.1 and
Corollary 2. 2 with 45
=aa. Hence, Theorem 2.1 present
a more general format of common fixed point for four
mappings without continuity and commutation on non-
normal cone metric spaces, which extends the main
results in [4].
Now we use Theorem 2.1 to obtain a series of new
common fixed point theorems for four mappings in
non-normal con
neralize several known results in [1-3].
Corollary 2.4. Let
,
X
d be a cone metric space.
Suppose mappings ,,,:SITJ XX satisfy

,, ,,
,
d SxTyd IxJydIxSxdJyTy
dIxTy d

 

(2.5)
,
,JySx


,
x
yX
,for all where ,, 0

and
122<

. If

TX IX, SX JX and
one of
X and
,,J

TX is a com
SX I
e of
Xplete
subspac
X
,then theings four mapp,,SIT
and
J
have a unique point ofn coincidence i
X
. Moreover, if
,TJ and
,SI
pi
are patibweakly comle, respectively,
all of the mapngs ,,SIT
and
J
haveue com-
mon fixed point.
of. Let2345
, ==, ==aaaa
a uniq
Pro 1
=a

in Theo-
rem 2.1.
Corollary 2.5. Let
,
X
d
,, ,:SITJ
be a cone metric space.
Sugs satisfyppose mappin
X X

d


,, ,,,Sx TydIxJyIxSxdJyTy

 (2.6)
for all ,
d
x
yX
, where0 ,
and 2<1. If
IX , JX TSXXand one of
SXX and ,,IX J

TX is a complete sub-
space of
X
, then the four mings app, ,SIT and
J
ence in have a nt of coiunique poincid
X
. Moreover, if
,TJ and
,SI
appings
are weampatible, respectively,
all of the m,,SIT and
kly co
J
haveue com-
mon fixed point.
ollary 2Let
a uniq
Cor.6.
,
X
d be a cone metric space.
Suppose mappings :SIJ XX
satisfy ,,,T
 
kdIxSx ldJyTy ,,dSx ,,Ty (2.7)
for all ,
x
yX
, and klwhere
,0,1kl<1. If
IX and one of
, JX TSXX
,,IX J
SXX and

TX is a complete sub-
space of
X
, then the four ms ,SI apping ,T
and
J
ence in have a nt of coiunique poincid
X
. Moreover, if
,TJ and
,SI
appings
are weampatible, respectively,
all of the m,,SIT
and
kly co
J
haveue com-
mon fixed point.
of. Let45 23
==0, =, =a aa kal in Theo-
rem 2.1, the conclusi true.
Corollary 2.7.
a uniq
Pro
Let
1
=a
ons are
,
X
d
,, ,:SITJ
be a cone metric space.
Sugs satisfyppose mappin
X X
 
,,,,dSxTyTyldJySx (2.8)
for all ,
kdIx
x
yX
, and klwhere
,0,1kl<1 . If
IX and one of , JX TSXX
SXX and ,,IX J

TX is a complete sub-
space of
X
, then the four ms ,SI apping ,T and
J
ence in have a nt of coiunique poincid
X
. Moreover, if
,TJ and
,SI are weampatible, respectively, kly co
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aall of the mppings ,,SIT and
J
haveque com
mon fixed point.
ollary ([4]) Let
a uni-
Cor2.8.
,
X
d be a cone metric
space. Suppose mapp,, ,:SITX X satisfy
dS
ings

xTy
J
,,Ix
,kdJy
for all ,
x
yX, where
k
. If 0,1
, SXJX TXIX and one of
 
SX X

,,IX J and
TX is a complete sub-
space of
X
, then
,T
J and
,SI have a unique
point of coincidence in
X
. Moreover, if
,TJ and

,SIly are weak
S
c i
d
ompat spectively, all of the
mappings ,,IT an
ble, re
J
lla
is a nor
have a ue common fixed
point.
ark 2.9. Compared to Theorem 2.1 and Corollary
2.2-2.8 in [r Corory 2.2, 2.4-2.8 do not require
that cond
n
cone
iqu
Rem
3], ou
ition mal ”. Moreover, when
w
P
e further restrict ==
x
I
JI in Corollary 2.4, which
x
I
is the identity map on
X
, we get Theorem 2.1 in [3],
and we get Corollary 2.2-2.8 in [3] when we even define
=ST in Corollary .8. Hence, Corollary 2.2,
4-2.8 improve and geeralize Theorem 2.1 and
Corollary 2.2-2.8 in [3].
ollary 2.10. Let
2.2, 2.
n
5-2
2.
Cor
,
X
d be a cone metric space.
Suppose mappings ,:
f
gX X satisfy

 

,, ,,
,
fx fydgxgygx fxdgyfy
d fx





(2.9)
,,
gy
d d
d


gxfy
for all ,
x
yX, where ,, 0

and
122<

 . If the range of
g
contains the range
of
f
and

X or

X is a complete subspace of
X
, then
f
and
g
ha point ofve a unique coincidence
in
X
. Moreover, if
f
and
g
are weakly compatible,
f
d an
g
ha uniqumon fixed point.
P f. Let =ST fnd ==
ve
o
a
=
e
a
com
ro
I
Jg
in Corollary
2.4.
Corollary.11. Let

, 2
X
d be a cone metric space.
Suppose mappings ,:
f
gX X satisfy

345
,,,,adfygyayadgyfx 
for all ,
12
,,dfxfygy a,a dfxgx
f
dgx
d gx
(2.10)
x
yX, where
0a

=i1, 2,3, 4,5
i

and
. If
5
=1 <1
i
ia
f
XgX and

X or
X
is a complete subspace of
X
, then
f
and
g
have a
oint of
unique pcoincidence in
X
. Moreover, if
f
and
g
are compatible, weakly
f
and
g
ha
mon fipoint
gi l
ve
xed
a unique
com.
Proof. In (2.10) interchanng the ro es of
x
and y,
and adding the new inequality to.10), yield (2.9ith ) w(2
23 45
1
=, =, =
2
aa aa
a
 

.
2
Remark 2.12. We note that in our Corolla 2.10 and
Corollary 2.11
ry
X or

X is complete, and the
results remae same, weorem 2.1 in [5]
requires that
in thhile Th
X is co addition, Theorem
2.
i [
mplete. In
1 in [5] and Theorem 2.1 in [3] generalize the corre-
sponding resultsn1-2]. Therefore, above all, our
results improve and unify all of these main results in
[1-5].
Remark 2.13. In Theorem 2.1 we do not require
mappings ,,ST I and
J
to be compact or continuous.
Moreover, we delete the condition P is a normal
cone in this papers. In addition, when we choose
=, =0,RPE
in the above theorems and corollaries,
similar conns will be gained in simple metric
spaces.
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nd usefu
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ledg
l suggestions of the manuscript.
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