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Weierstrass functions and a generalization of the additive-multiplicative Weierstrass inequality

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2025-12-05 v1

Abstract

Let JJ denote the interval either (0,1](0,1] or [1,) [1, \infty). A positive function ff on JJ with f(1)=1f(1) =1 is reffered to as a Weierstrass function if it fulfils the double inequality for x,yJx,y \in J: f(x)+f(y)1f(xy)f(x)f(y).f(x) + f(y) -1 \leq f(xy) \leq f(x)f(y). By means of such functions we can extend the classical Weierstrass inequality (the above inequality for f(x)=xf(x) = x) to some trigonometric, Euler gamma, and log functions. Utilizing the Weierstrass property of f(x)=ln(1+x)ln2f(x) = \frac{\ln (1+x)}{\ln2}, we obtain a new multiplicative inequality which, in turn, generalizes the classical Weierstrass inequality.

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@article{arxiv.2512.04650,
  title  = {Weierstrass functions and a generalization of the additive-multiplicative Weierstrass inequality},
  author = {Halina Wiśniewska},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.04650},
  year   = {2025}
}