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A Note on Extrema of Linear Combinations of Elementary Symmetric Functions

Optimization and Control 2013-03-22 v2

Abstract

This note provides a new approach to a result of Foregger and related earlier results by Keilson and Eberlein. Using quite different techniques, we prove a more general result from which the others follow easily. Finally, we argue that the proof given by Foregger is flawed.

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@article{arxiv.1103.0430,
  title  = {A Note on Extrema of Linear Combinations of Elementary Symmetric Functions},
  author = {Alexander Kovačec and Salma Kuhlmann and Cordian Riener},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1103.0430},
  year   = {2013}
}

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(v2) revision based on suggestions by referee