We prove the existence of a contractive mapping on a weakly compact convex set in a Banach space that is fixed point free. This answers a long-standing open question.
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Jared Burns; Chris Lennard; Jeromy Sivek. A contractive fixed point free mapping on a weakly compact convex set. Studia Mathematica, Tome 223 (2014) pp. 275-283. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-doi-10_4064-sm223-3-6/