A Fixed Point Theorem, Intermediate Value Theorem, and Nested Interval Property

Z. Wu

doi:10.1007/s10476-018-0612-3

A Fixed Point Theorem, Intermediate Value Theorem, and Nested Interval Property

Z. Wu^*

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Department of Applied Mathematics

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Abstract

For a continuous function f : [a, b] → R, we prove that f has a fixed point if and only if the intervals [a₀, b₀]:= [a, b] and [a_n, b_n]:= [a_n−1, b_n−1] ∩ f([a_n−1, b_n−1]) (n = 1, 2, · · ·) are all nonempty. More equivalent statements for the existence of fixed points of f have also been obtained and used to derive the intermediate value theorem and the nested interval property.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	443-447
Number of pages	5
Journal	Analysis Mathematica
Volume	45
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10476-018-0612-3
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2019

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fixed point
intermediate value theorem
nested interval property

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