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An extension of the mean value theorem

Optimization and Control 2025-10-03 v1

Abstract

Let (Ω\Omega, μ\mu) be a measure space with Ω\Omega \subset R d and μ\mu a finite measure on Ω\Omega. We provide an extension of the Mean Value Theorem (MVT) in the form It is valid for non compact sets Ω\Omega and f is only required to be integrable with respect to μ\mu. It also contains as a special case the MVT in the form f dμ\mu = μ\mu(Ω\Omega)f (x 0 ) for some x 0 \in Ω\Omega, valid for compact connected set Ω\Omega and continuous f . It is a direct consequence of Richter's theorem which in turn is a non trivial (overlooked) generalization of Tchakaloff's theorem, and even published earlier.

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@article{arxiv.2510.01726,
  title  = {An extension of the mean value theorem},
  author = {Jean B Lasserre},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.01726},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

To appear in ''The Mathematical Intelligencer''