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Improved regularity for a composite functional equation stemming from the theory of means

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2026-02-18 v1

Abstract

In this paper we describe the solutions of the functional equation \begin{equation*} F\Big(\frac{x+y}2\Big)+f_1(x)+f_2(y)=G \big(g_1(x)+g_2(y)) \end{equation*} defined on an open subinterval of R \mathbb{R} . Improving previous results we assume differentiability on each involved function, eliminate a former condition on g1 g'_1 and g2 g'_2, moreover we determine a brand new family of solutions. We also present a particular member of this class as an example. In order to achieve this, we strengthen known results about certain auxiliary functional equations as well.

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@article{arxiv.2602.15541,
  title  = {Improved regularity for a composite functional equation stemming from the theory of means},
  author = {Tibor Kiss and Péter Tóth},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.15541},
  year   = {2026}
}