An observation on Kannan mappings (Q2379256)

A mapping \(T\) on a metric space \((X, d)\) is called a Kannan mapping if there exists \(\alpha \in [0, \frac{1}{2})\) such that \(d(Tx, Ty) \leq \alpha.d(x, Tx) + \alpha.d(y, Ty)\) for all \(x,y \in X\). Kannan showed that in a complete metric space a Kannan mapping has a unique fixed point. It is known that Kannan's fixed point theorem characterizes complete metric spaces. In recent work the second author has proved a generalization of Kannan's fixed theorem. In this paper the authors prove a further generalization of this result which automatically generalizes Kannan's fixed point theorem and helps to get further insight into Kannan's theorem.