| Article ID: | iaor2014284 |
| Volume: | 7 |
| Issue: | 8 |
| Start Page Number: | 1883 |
| End Page Number: | 1892 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2013 |
| Journal: | Optimization Letters |
| Authors: | Marudai M, Pragadeeswarar V |
| Keywords: | optimization |
The purpose of this article is to provide the existence of a unique best proximity point for non‐self‐mappings by using altering distance function in the setting of partially ordered set which is endowed with a metric. Further, our result provides an extension of a result due to Harjani and Sadarangani to the case of non‐self‐mappings.