Given a metric space (X,d)(X,d) and a subset KXK\subseteq X we say KK is dd-convex if for every x,yKx,y\in K, the segment between them defined as
[1mm] \centerline{[x,y]:={zX:d(x,y)=d(x,z)+d(z,y)}[x,y]:=\{z\in X: d(x,y)=d(x,z)+d(z,y)\}}
[1mm] satisfy [x,y]K[x,y]\subseteq K. We generalize this notion to subsets where this condition is satisfied for a subset of segments that cover the subset. Then we show versions of a Ky Fan's Lemma on spaces with this property. As an application, we introduce an approximation to the Goldbach's problem.

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Orlando Galdames-Bravo

Departament de Matematiques, CIPFP Vicente Blasco Ibanez, Valencia, Spain

galdames@uv.es

O. Galdames-Bravo. “Ky Fan's Lemma for Metric Spaces and an Approximation to the Goldbach's Problem.” Journal of Convex Analysis 31 (2024), No. 1, 265–277.