A surjectivity result for quasibounded operators (Q1003886)

Let \(E\) be a real Banach space, \(\Omega\) be a subset of \(E\) and \(\gamma\) be a measure of noncompactness on \(E.\) A continuous operator \(f:\Omega\to E\) is said to be countably \(k\)-contractive if \(\gamma (f(c))\leq k\gamma(C)\) for each countable bounded set \(C\subseteq \Omega\). Using the topological degree theory for this class of operators, the authors prove a surjectivity theorem for such quasibounded operators. Moreover, the solvability of a nonlinear equation concerning countably \(k\)-contractive operators is shown.