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Estimates for approximately Jensen convex functions

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2024-12-10 v1

Abstract

In this paper functions f:DRf:D\to\mathbb{R} satisfying the inequality f(x+y2)12f(x)+12f(y)+φ(xy2)(x,yD) f\Big(\frac{x+y}{2}\Big)\leq\frac12f(x)+\frac12f(y) +\varphi\Big(\frac{x-y}{2}\Big) \qquad(x,y\in D) are studied, where DD is a nonempty convex subset of a real linear space XX and φ:{12(xy):x,yD}R\varphi:\{\frac12(x-y) : x,y \in D\}\to\mathbb{R} is a so-called error function. In this situation ff is said to be φ\varphi-Jensen convex. The main results show that for all φ\varphi-Jensen convex function f:DRf:D\to\mathbb{R}, for all rational λ[0,1]\lambda\in[0,1] and x,yDx,y\in D, the following inequality holds f(λx+(1λ)y)λf(x)+(1λ)f(y)+k=012kφ(\mboxdist(2kλ,Z)(xy)). f(\lambda x+(1-\lambda)y) \leq \lambda f(x)+(1-\lambda)f(y)+\sum_{k=0}^\infty \frac{1}{2^k}\varphi\big(\mbox{dist}(2^k\lambda,\mathbb{Z})\cdot(x-y)\big). The infinite series on the right hand side is always convergent, moreover, for all rational λ[0,1]\lambda\in[0,1], it can be evaluated as a finite sum.

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@article{arxiv.2412.05645,
  title  = {Estimates for approximately Jensen convex functions},
  author = {Gábor Marcell Molnár and Zsolt Páles},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.05645},
  year   = {2024}
}
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