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A generalized version of the Earle-Hamilton fixed point theorem for the Hilbert ball

Complex Variables 2011-05-17 v1

Abstract

Let DD be a bounded domain in a complex Banach space. According to the Earle-Hamilton fixed point theorem, if a holomorphic mapping F:DDF : D \mapsto D maps DD strictly into itself, then it has a unique fixed point and its iterates converge to this fixed point locally uniformly. Now let B\mathcal{B} be the open unit ball in a complex Hilbert space and let F:BBF : \mathcal{B} \mapsto \mathcal{B} be holomorphic. We show that a similar conclusion holds even if the image F(B)F(\mathcal{B}) is not strictly inside B\mathcal{B}, but is contained in a horosphere internally tangent to the boundary of B\mathcal{B}. This geometric condition is equivalent to the fact that FF is asymptotically strongly nonexpansive with respect to the hyperbolic metric in B\mathcal{B}.

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@article{arxiv.1105.2877,
  title  = {A generalized version of the Earle-Hamilton fixed point theorem for the Hilbert ball},
  author = {David Shoikhet},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1105.2877},
  year   = {2011}
}