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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">journal-of-interdisciplinary-mathematics</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Journal of Interdisciplinary Mathematics</journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn publication-format="electronic">2169-012X</issn>
      <issn publication-format="print">0972-0502</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Taru Publications</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47974/JIM-2650</article-id>
      <title-group>
        <article-title>A hybrid M*-Noor iteration scheme for fixed point KSC type mapping in CAT(0) space</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
          <name>
            <surname>Tomar</surname>
            <given-names>Swati</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Mathematics, University Institute of Sciences (UIS), Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, 140413, India</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Chauhan (Gonder)</surname>
            <given-names>Surjeet  Singh</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Mathematics, University Institute of Sciences (UIS), Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, 140413, India</aff>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <fpage>1</fpage>
      <lpage>9</lpage>
      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>27</day>
        <month>08</month>
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
      <abstract>
        <p>This study presents a new M*-Noor hybrid approach for approximating fixed point of Kannan Suzuki Condition (KSC) type mappings in CAT(0) space. This method combines M* iteration with the Noor iteration, using three control parameters to enhance flexibility and convergence. Theoretical analysis confirms that our method achieves both Δ-convergence and strong convergence given certain mild assumptions. Numerical results, including an application to a fractional differential equation, demonstrate that the proposed hybrid scheme achieves significantly faster and more stable convergence when evaluated against traditional M*- iteration and other well established iterative methods from existing research.</p>
      </abstract>
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        <kwd>M*-Noor iteration</kwd>
        <kwd>Convergence analysis</kwd>
        <kwd>Kannan-suzuki-type mapping</kwd>
        <kwd>CAT(0) space</kwd>
        <kwd>Fractional differential equations</kwd>
        <kwd>Nonlinear analysis</kwd>
        <kwd>Numerical analysis</kwd>
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