A fixed point theorem in metric spaces (Q5916107)

In the present paper the author proves the following theorem: Theorem. Let \((X,d)\) be a complete metric space, \(\psi: [0,1]\to[0,\infty)\) be an assigned increasing function vanishing with continuity at zero. Let \(\Lambda\geq 0\), \(\alpha\geq 1\) and \(\beta\in[0,\alpha]\) be a fixed constant. If \(f: X\to X\) satisfies the inequality \[ d(f(x), f(y))\leq(1-\varepsilon)\cdot d(x, y)+ \Lambda\cdot \varepsilon^\alpha\cdot\psi(\varepsilon\cdot [1+\| x\|+\| y\|]^\beta) \] for every \(\varepsilon\in[0,1]\) and every \(x,y\in X\), then \(f\) possesses a unique fixed point \(x_*= f(x_*)\). Some estimate of the convergence rate and comparison with the Boyd-Wong theorem are given.