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The Schauder fixed-point theorem states that a continuous compact self-map of a nonempty closed bounded convex set in a Banach space has a fixed point. Equivalently in this bounded-domain version, it suffices for the image of the map to be relatively compact. The theorem guarantees existence, without requiring a contraction estimate or promising uniqueness.

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