Fixed point theory and product, sub-, super-spaces (Q796859)

The concept of n-segmentwise metric spaces is defined and the following theorems are proved. (i) Let (X,d) be an n-segmentwise metric space. Then \(X^ n\) has the f.p.p. (fixed point property) with respect to uniformly continuous bounded functions if and only if for any continuous function \(F:C^*(X)\to C^*(X)\) and for any distinct points \(x_ 1,...,x_ n\in X\), there exists \(h\in C^*(X)\) such that \(F(h)(x_ i)=h(x_ i), i=1,...,n\), where C(X) has either the uniform topology or the subspace product (Tychonoff) topology. (ii) Let \(X_ i (i=1,2,...)\) be countably compact Hausdorff spaces such that \(X_ 1\times X_ 2\times...\times X_ n\) has the f.p.p. for all \(n=1,2,... \). Then the product space \(X_ 1\times X_ 2\times...\) has the f.p.p.. Several counterexamples are given concerning the union problem in the fixed point theory.