Best proximity point theorems for \(p\)-cyclic Meir--Keeler contractions (Q1030621)

In [J.~Math.\ Anal.\ Appl.\ 323, No.\,2, 1001--1006 (2006; Zbl 1105.54021)], \textit{A.\,A.\thinspace Eldered} and \textit{P.\,Veeramani} introduced cyclic contraction maps and gave sufficient conditions for the existence and convergence of a unique best proximity for such map on a uniformly convex space. Further, this result was extended by \textit{C.\,Di~Bari, T.\,Suzuki} and \textit{C.\,Vetro} [Nonlinear Anal., Theory Methods Appl.\ 69, No.\,11 (A), 3790--3794 (2008; Zbl 1169.54021)]. In this paper, the authors give sufficient conditions for the existence and convergence of the best proximity point for contraction maps of the Meir--Keeler type for \(p\geq 2\) which is an extension of the results given in [Di Bari et al.,\ loc.\,cit.]