On an inequality of G. Szegö. (English) Zbl 0734.26010

Pečarić, Josip E.

J. Math. Anal. Appl. 158, No. 2, 349-351 (1991).

The following generalization of G. \(\{\) not S. as in the References in this paper\(\}\) Szegö’s inequality [Math. Z. 52, 676-685 (1950; Zbl 0036.200)] is offered. Let I be an interval in \({\mathbb{R}}^ n\), partially ordered by \(x=(x_ 1,...,x_ n)\leq y=(y_ 1,...,y_ n)\) iff \(x_ k\leq y_ k\quad (k=1,...,n)\) and \(f: I\to {\mathbb{R}}\) satisfy \(f(x+h)-f(x)\leq f(y+h)-f(y)\) whenever \(x,y+h\in I,\) \(x\leq y,\) \(0\leq h\in {\mathbb{R}}^ n.\) Then, for \(t_ j\in I\quad (j=1,...,2m+1),\) \(t_ 1\geq t_ 2\geq...\geq t_{2m+1},\) \[ \sum^{m+1}_{k=1}(-1)^{k-1}f(t_ k)\geq f(\sum^{2m+1}_{k=1}(- 1)^{k-1}t_ k). \] This is used for a simpler proof of an inequality of H.-T. Wang [Proc. Am. Math. Soc. 94, 641-646 (1985; Zbl 0583.26002)].

Reviewer: J.Aczél (Waterloo/Ontario)

MSC:

26D15	Inequalities for sums, series and integrals
39B72	Systems of functional equations and inequalities
26B25	Convexity of real functions of several variables, generalizations

Keywords:

inequality of G. Szegö; Wright-convex functions with nondecreasing arguments

Citations:

Zbl 0036.200; Zbl 0583.26002

References:

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