By a metric-like space, as a generalization of a partial metric space, we mean a pair (X ,σ ), where X is a nonempty set and σ : X × X →R satisfies all of the conditions of a metric except that σ (x, x) may be positive for x ∈ X . In this paper, we initiate the fixed point theory in metric-like spaces. As an application, we derive some new fixed point results in partial metric spaces. Our resul...

The geometry of a system of second order differential equations is the geometry of a semispray, which is a globally defined vector field on TM. The metrizability of a given semispray is of special importance. In this paper, the metric associated with the semispray S is applied in order to study some types of foliations on the tangent bundle which are compatible with SODE structure. Indeed, suff...

This paper discusses balls in partial b-metric spaces and cone metric spaces, respectively. Let (X ,pb) be a partial b-metric space in the sense of Mustafa et al. For the family of all pb-open balls in (X ,pb), this paper proves that there are x, y ∈ B ∈ such that B′ B for all B′ ∈ , where B and B′ are with centers x and y, respectively. This result shows that is not a base of any topology on X...

A generalization of Ricci-like solitons with torse-forming potential, which is a constant multiple the Reeb vector field, studied. The conditions under these are equivalent to almost Einstein-like metrics given. Some results obtained for parallel symmetric second-order covariant tensor. Finally, an explicit example arbitrary dimension given and some illustrated.