Convexity and Concavity of $$\boldsymbol f$$-Potentials (Kolmogorov Means)
In the paper, we prove criteria for convexity and concavity of $$f$$ -potentials (Kolmogorov means, weighted quasi-arithmetic means), whose particular cases are the arithmetic, geometric, harmonic means, thermodynamic potential (exponential mean), cumulant generating function, and the $$\displaystyle L^{p}$$ -norm. Then we compute in quadratures all functions $$f$$ satisfying these criteria.
Authors
- V.I. Bakhtin
- N.A. Tsarev
Institutions
- Belarusian State University (BY)
- Institute of Mathematics (BY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Russian Journal of Mathematical Physics
- Published
- 2026-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1134/s1061920825601351
- Primary Topic
- Mathematical Inequalities and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00