Definition 7.6.1. A map φ : X → Y between metric spaces is a contraction
if it is k-Lipschitz for some k < 1, i.e., there exists k < 1 such that
dist (φ p) (φ q) ≤ k * dist p q for all p, q. For a self-map φ : X → X,
a point x is a fixed point when φ x = x.
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- contraction φ = ∃ (k : NNReal), ↑k < 1 ∧ LipschitzWith k φ
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- fixedPoint φ x = (φ x = x)
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The book's fixed point notion coincides with Function.IsFixedPt.
Theorem 7.6.2 (contraction mapping principle or Banach fixed point theorem).
If (X, d) is a nonempty complete metric space and φ : X → X is a contraction,
then φ has a unique fixed point.
Theorem 7.6.3 (Picard's theorem on existence and uniqueness).
Let I = [a, b] and J = [c, d] be closed bounded intervals in ℝ with
x₀ ∈ (a, b) and y₀ ∈ (c, d). Suppose F : ℝ → ℝ → ℝ is continuous on
I × J and Lipschitz in the second variable with Lipschitz constant L,
meaning |F x y - F x z| ≤ L * |y - z| for all x ∈ I and y, z ∈ J.
Then there exists h > 0 with [x₀ - h, x₀ + h] ⊆ I and a unique differentiable
function f : ℝ → ℝ with values in J such that f x₀ = y₀ and
f' x = F x (f x) on [x₀ - h, x₀ + h].