Common fixed point theorems in symmetric spaces employing a new implicit function and common property (E.A) (Q731982)

The authors prove common fixed point theorems for weakly compatible maps which satisfy the common property (E.A.) and a generalized inequality involving special implicit functions. Many known theorems are thus extended, such as \textit{M.\,Aamri} and \textit{D.\,El Moutawakil} [J.~Math.\ Anal.\ Appl.\ 270, No.\,1, 181--188 (2002; Zbl 1008.54030)], \textit{R.\,Chugh} and \textit{S.\,Kumar} [Proc.\ Indian Acad.\ Sci., Math.\ Sci.\ 111, No.\,2, 241--247 (2001; Zbl 0986.54056)], \textit{Y.\,Liu, J.\,Wu} and \textit{Z.\,Li} [Int.\ J.\ Math.\ Math.\ Sci.\ 2005, No.\,19, 3045--3055 (2005; Zbl 1087.54019)] and \textit{R.\,P.\thinspace Pant} and \textit{V.\,Pant} [J.~Math.\ Anal.\ Appl.\ 248, No.\,1, 327--332 (2000); erratum ibid.\ 274, No.\,2, 879--880 (2002; Zbl 0977.54038)].