Proof mining in metric fixed point theory and ergodic theory

In this survey we present some recent applications of proof mining to the fixed point theory of (asymptotically) nonexpansive mappings and to the metastability (in the sense of Terence Tao) of ergodic averages in uniformly convex Banach spaces.Comment: appeared as OWP 2009-05, Oberwolfach Preprints; 71 page

Rates of asymptotic regularity for Halpern iterations of nonexpansive mappings

In this paper we obtain new effective results on the Halpern iterations of nonexpansive mappings using methods from mathematical logic or, more specifically, proof-theoretic techniques. We give effective rates of asymptotic regularity for the Halpern iterations of nonexpansive self-mappings of nonempty convex sets in normed spaces. The paper presents another case study in the project of {\em proof mining}, which is concerned with the extraction of effective uniform bounds from (prima-facie) ineffective proofs.Comment: in C.S. Calude, G. Stefanescu, and M. Zimand (eds.), Combinatorics and Related Areas. A Collection of Papers in Honour of the 65th Birthday of Ioan Tomesc