Asian-European Journal of Mathematics, 2025 (ESCI, Scopus)
The aim of this study is to introduce a new α −ℱ⊥− contraction mapping of the Hardy–Rogers type. We investigate the existence of a fixed point for such mappings in orthogonal complete metric spaces and prove some consequences. The results of the paper generalize and expand a number of recent publications of the last decade in the literature. As an application, we establish the existence of a solution of nonlinear Fredholm integral equation.