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A fixed point theorem for multifunctions and an application

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The main result is a fixed point theorem for compositions of chain faithful multifunctions (Corollary 2.3). The theorem is then applied to get sufficient conditions for the fixed point property of the product of two partially ordered sets.

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    Margret Höft

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Höft, M. A fixed point theorem for multifunctions and an application. Algebra Universalis 24, 283–288 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01195267

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