Integral Equations: New Solutions via Generalized Best Proximity Methods

Abstract

This paper introduces the concept of proximal (α,F)-contractions in F-metric spaces. We establish novel results concerning the existence and uniqueness of best proximity points for such mappings. The validity of our findings is corroborated through a non-trivial example. Furthermore, we demonstrate the applicability of these results by proving the existence of solutions for Volterra integral equations related to population growth models. This approach not only extends best proximity theory, but also paves the way for further research in applied mathematics and beyond.

Keywords

• best proximity point
• F -metric space%22%2C%22default_operator%22%3A%22AND%22%7D%7D%7D"> <named-content content-type="inline-formula"><inline-formula> <mml:math id="mm2011"> <mml:semantics> <mml:mi mathvariant="script">F</mml:mi> </mml:semantics> </mml:math></inline-formula></named-content>-metric space
• proximal (<i>α</i>, <i>F</i>)-contraction
• Volterra integral equation
• population growth