Extensions of best approximation and coincidence theorems (Q1380745)

Using the fixed point theory developed by the author [J. Korean Math. Soc. 29, No. 1, 191-208 (1992; Zbl 0758.47048)], in the present paper there are derived best approximation and coincidence theorems for a large class of multifunctions. These results include and unify many known theorems of different types, including classical, as well as recent results of other authors. A list of fifty previous theorems that are generalized in the paper is explicitly given.