Controlled metric type spaces and the related contraction principle (Q6104313)

Summary: In this article, we introduce a new extension of \(b\)-metric spaces, called controlled metric type spaces, by employing a control function \(\alpha(x, y)\) of the right-hand side of the \(b\)-triangle inequality. Namely, the triangle inequality in the new defined extension will have the form, \(d(x, y) \leq \alpha(x, z) d(x, z) + \alpha(z, y) d(z, y)\), for all \(x, y, z \in X\). Examples of controlled metric type spaces that are not extended \(b\)-metric spaces in the sense of \textit{T. Kamran} et al. [Mathematics 5, No. 2, Paper No. 19, 7 p. (2017; Zbl 1367.54028)] are given to show that our extension is different. A~Banach contraction principle on controlled metric type spaces and an example are given to illustrate the usefulness of the structure of the new extension.