Carleman inequality
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
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The inequality
$$\sum_{n=1}^\infty(a_1\dotsb a_n)^{1/n}<e\sum_{n=1}^\infty a_n$$
for arbitrary non-negative numbers $a_n\geq0$; discovered by T. Carleman [1]. Here the constant $e$ can not be made smaller. The analogue of the Carleman inequality for integrals has the form:
$$\int\limits_0^\infty\exp\left\lbrace\frac1x\int\limits_0^x\ln f(t)dt\right\rbrace dx<e\int\limits_0^\infty f(x)dx,\quad f(x)\geq0,$$
There are also other generalizations of the Carleman inequality, [2].
References
[1] | T. Carleman, , Wissenschaft. Vorträge 5. Kongress Skandinavischen Mathematiker , Helsinki (1923) pp. 181–196 |
[2] | G.H. Hardy, J.E. Littlewood, G. Pólya, "Inequalities" , Cambridge Univ. Press (1934) |
Comments
The inequalities are strict, except for the trivial cases $a_n=0$ for all $n$ and $f=0$ almost-everywhere.
References
[a1] | P.S. Bullen, D.S. Mitrinović, P.M. Vasić, "Means and their inequalities" , Reidel (1987) |
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Carleman inequality. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Carleman_inequality&oldid=44588
Carleman inequality. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Carleman_inequality&oldid=44588
This article was adapted from an original article by E.D. Solomentsev (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article