On a common fixed point theorem in vector-valued $ b $-metric spaces: Its consequences and application

Abstract

<abstract><p>We introduce a Ćirić type contraction principle in a vector-valued $ b $-metric space that generalizes Perov's contraction principle. We investigate the possible conditions on the mappings $ W, E:G\rightarrow G $ ($ G $ is a non-empty set), for which these mappings admit a unique common fixed point in $ G $ subject to a nonlinear operator $ {\bf F}:\mathbb{P}^{m} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{m} $. We illustrate the hypothesis of our findings with examples. We consider an infectious disease model represented by the system of delay integro-differential equations and apply the obtained fixed point theorem to show the existence of a solution to this model.</p></abstract>