A convexity-type functional inequality with infinite convex combinations

Given a function f defined on a nonempty and convex subset of the d-dimensional Euclidean space, we prove that if f is bounded from below and it satisfies a convexity-type functional inequality with infinite convex combinations, then f has to be convex. We also give alternative proofs of a generalization of some known results on convexity with infinite convex combinations due to Dar´oczy and P´ales (1987) and Pavi´c (2019) using a probabilistic version of Jensen inequality.

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Annales Universitatis Scientiarum Budapestinensis de Rolando Eötvös Nominatae Sectio computatorica
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2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.71352/ac.58.040825
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Functional Equations Stability Results
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A convexity-type functional inequality with infinite convex combinations

Mátyás Barczy, Zsolt Páles
Annales Universitatis Scientiarum Budapestinensis de Rolando Eötvös Nominatae Sectio computatorica
Functional Equations Stability Results
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A convexity-type functional inequality with infinite convex combinations

Mátyás Barczy, Zsolt Páles
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Abstract

Given a function f defined on a nonempty and convex subset of the d-dimensional Euclidean space, we prove that if f is bounded from below and it satisfies a convexity-type functional inequality with infinite convex combinations, then f has to be convex. We also give alternative proofs of a generalization of some known results on convexity with infinite convex combinations due to Dar´oczy and P´ales (1987) and Pavi´c (2019) using a probabilistic version of Jensen inequality.

Annales Universitatis Scientiarum Budapestinensis de Rolando Eötvös Nominatae Sectio computatoricaVol. 58
University of Debrecen (HU)
Openalex Percentile: Top 71%
Functional Equations Stability Results
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