We prove a best proximity point theorem for generalized weak contractions with discontinuous control functions in the context of metric spaces and partially ordered metric spaces. The main argument in our proofs is based on transforming a question of best proximity point to one about a fixed point. Moreover, we will use a weaker condition than the P-property and we present two examples to illustrate our results.

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Binayak S. Choudhury

Dept. of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, P.O.B. Garden, Howrah - 711103, West Bengal, India

binayak12@yahoo.co.in

Pranati Maity

Dept. of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, P.O.B. Garden, Howrah - 711103, West Bengal, India

pranati.math@gmail.com

Kishin Sadarangani

Dep. de Matemáticas, Universidad de Las Palmas, Campus de Tafira Baja, 35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

ksadaran@dma.ulpgc.es

B. S. Choudhury, P. Maity, K. Sadarangani. “A Best Proximity Point Theorem Using Discontinuous Functions.” Journal of Convex Analysis 24 (2017), No. 1, 41–53.