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Contraction mapping

Known as: Contraction (geometry), Contraction map, Subcontraction map 
In mathematics, a contraction mapping, or contraction or contractor, on a metric space (M,d) is a function f from M to itself, with the property that… 
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Brouwer fixed-point theoremCollage theoremDe Rham curveDurand–Kerner method

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2015
2015
$\epsilon$-Expansions Near Three Dimensions from Conformal Field Theory
We formally extend the CFT techniques introduced in arXiv:1505.00963, to $\phi^{\frac{2d_0}{d_0-2}}$ theory in $d=d_0-\epsilon… 
2011
2011
Media ecologies and imaginary media: transversal expansions, contractions, and foldings
This article focuses on recent artistic practice in relation to the notion of media ecology, and the relations between natural… 
2005
2005
LEARNING BY DOING IN THE PRESENCE OF AN OPEN ACCESS RENEWABLE RESOURCE: IS GROWTH SUSTAINABLE?
ABSTRACT. We examine the relationship between growth, resource abundance and trade when the natural resource is renewable and… 
2005
2005
Actuator fault isolation and estimation for uncertain nonlinear systems
This paper considers observer based actuator fault isolation schemes for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems. To deal with a… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Cytosolic Heparin Inhibits Muscarinic and &-Adrenergic Ca 2 ’ Release in Smooth Muscle
In order to test the physiological significance of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (InsP3) in pharmacomechanical coupling, we have… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Coherence and Conservatism in the Dynamics of Belief
In this paper I discuss the foundations of a formal theory of coherent and conservative belief change that is (a) suitable to be… 
1999
1999
A characterization of non-archimedeanly quasimetrizable spaces
The concept of fractal (see [6]) is one of the most important in mathematics nowadays, due to the great number of applications it… 
1996
1996
Output controllers based on iterative schemes for set-point regulation of uncertain flexible-joint robot models
  • A. Ailon
  • at - Automatisierungstechnik
  • 1996
  • Corpus ID: 21494150
1995
1995
Mitochondria-dividing ring: ultrastructual basis for the mechanism of mitochondrial division inCyanidioschyzon merolae
SummaryWe present strong electron microscopic evidence that the mitochondrial-dividing ring (MD-ring) forms as a closed ring… 
1984
1984
Neural organization of peptide-activated ecdysis behaviors during the metamorphosis ofManduca sexta
Summary1.At the culmination of each molt, insects shed their old cuticle by a behavior called ecdysis, which generally involves… 
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