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This expository paper presents elementary proofs of four basic results concerning derivatives of quasi-convex functions. They are combined into a fifth theorem which is simple to apply and adequate in many cases. Along the way we establish…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-08-02 F. Reese Harvey , H. Blaine Lawson

In this paper various notions of convexity of real functions with respect to Chebyshev systems defined over arbitrary subsets of the real line are introduced. As an auxiliary notion, a concept of a relevant divided difference and also a…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2017-06-29 Zsolt Páles , Éva Székelyné Radácsi

In this article we give some improvements and generalizations of the famous Jensen's and Jensen-Mercer inequalities for twice differentiable functions, where convexity property of the target function is not assumed in advance. They…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2020-11-24 Slavko Simic

We recall the definition of quasinearly subharmonic functions, point out that this function class includes, among others, subharmonic functions, quasisubharmonic functions, nearly subharmonic functions and essentially almost subharmonic…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2016-08-04 O. Dovgoshey , J. Riihentaus

The purpose of this paper is to establish several necessary and sufficient conditions to ensure the validity of a general functional inequality in terms of generalized quasi-arithmetic means. In particular cases, we consider H\"older-,…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2025-11-10 Zsolt Páles , Paweł Pasteczka

The well known Jensen inequality, holds true for every convex functions. However, we found that it is possible to apply it to some problems related to nonconvex functions for which Jensen's inequality holds true locally. Having considered a…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2014-12-18 Adilsultan Lepes

In this note, we study the notion of random Dehn function and compute an asymptotic upper bound for finitely presented acylindrically hyperbolic groups whose Dehn function is at most polynomial. By showing that in these cases, if the group…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2025-08-22 Jerónimo García-Mejía , Antoine Goldsborough

In this paper, we introduce the notion of conditional $h$-convex functions and we prove an operator version of the Jensen inequality for conditional $h$-convex functions. Using this type of functions, we give some refinements for Ky-Fan's…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2022-10-11 Ismail Nikoufar , Davuod Saeedi

It is well-known that if a real valued function acting on a convex set satisfies the $n$-variable Jensen inequality, for some natural number $n\geq 2$, then, for all $k\in\{1,\dots, n\}$, it fulfills the $k$-variable Jensen inequality as…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2017-06-29 Tibor Kiss , Zsolt Páles

In this paper, we state some characterizations of $h$-convex function is defined on a convex set in a linear space. By doing so, we extend the Jensen-Mercer inequality for $h$-convex function. We will also define $h$-convex function for…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2020-03-31 M. Abbasi , A. Morassaei , F. Mirzapour

We prove a matrix inequality for convex functions of a Hermitian matrix on a bipartite space. As an application we reprove and extend some theorems about eigenvalue asymptotics of Schr\"odinger operators with homogeneous potentials. The…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2025-02-14 Eric A. Carlen , Rupert L. Frank , Simon Larson

We provide new necessary and sufficient conditons for ensuring strong quasiconvexity in the nonsmooth case and, as a consequence, we provide a proof for the differentiable case. Furthermore, we improve the quadratic growth property for…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-09-29 Nicolas Hadjisavvas , Felipe Lara

This note is devoted to several results about frequency localized functions and associated Bernstein inequalities for higher order operators. In particular, we construct some counterexamples for the frequency-localized Bernstein…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-09-17 Dong Li , Yannick Sire

We describe an inequality of finite or infinite sequences of real numbers and their quotients. More precisely, we compare the quotient of H\"older functionals of two sequences of numbers with the sum of their quotients. In the last section…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2012-09-04 Volker W. Thürey

Inequalities play an important role in pure and applied mathematics. In particular, Jensen's inequality, one of the most famous inequalities, plays a main role in the study of the existence and uniqueness of initial and boundary value…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2022-02-09 Yamilet Quintana , José M. Rodríguez , José M. Sigarreta Almira

The analogy between the nth power function and the nth Chebyshev polynomial is pursued, leading to consideration of Chebyshev radicals as analogous to ordinary radicals and Chebyshev exponents to ordinary exponents, and the cosine and…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2012-09-14 Gene Ward Smith

The main purpose of this paper is to introduce various convexity concepts in terms of a positive Chebyshev system $\omega$ and give a systematic investigation of the relations among them. We generalize a celebrated theorem of…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2023-03-22 Zsolt Páles , Mahmood Kamil Shihab

We develop a new framework for the Jensen-type inequalities that allows us to deal with functions not necessarily convex and Borel measures not necessarily positive.

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2012-07-31 Constantin P. Niculescu , Cătălin Irinel Spiridon

In this paper, we derive new properties of the Mertens function and discuss a likely upper bound of the absolute value of the Mertens function $\sqrt{\log{x!}}>|M(x)|$ when $x>1$. Using this likely bound we show that we have a sufficient…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2021-04-19 Darrell Cox , Sourangshu Ghosh , Eldar Sultanow

Lower and upper bounds for a given function are important in many mathematical and engineering contexts, where they often serve as a base for both analysis and application. In this short paper, we derive piecewise linear and quadratic…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-06-17 Gene A. Bunin , Grégory François , Dominique Bonvin