Abstract:The axiomatic approach to metric convexity goes back to the pioneering work of Karl Menger in 1928. This is an overview of this concept and the role it plays in metric fixed point theory especially in conjunction with spaces possessing a “hyperbolic” type structures. These include the CAT(0) spaces, hyperconvex metric spaces, and [Formula: see text]-trees. Much of the discussion involves the existence of “approximate” fixed point sequences for mappings satisfying weak contractive conditions. Applications of a … Show more
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