Convex-like inequality, homogeneity, subadditivity, and a characterization of L p -norm

Janusz Matkowski; Marek Pycia

Annales Polonici Mathematici (1995)

  • Volume: 60, Issue: 3, page 221-230
  • ISSN: 0066-2216

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Let a and b be fixed real numbers such that 0 < mina,b < 1 < a + b. We prove that every function f:(0,∞) → ℝ satisfying f(as + bt) ≤ af(s) + bf(t), s,t > 0, and such that l i m s u p t → 0 + f ( t ) ≤ 0 must be of the form f(t) = f(1)t, t > 0. This improves an earlier result in [5] where, in particular, f is assumed to be nonnegative. Some generalizations for functions defined on cones in linear spaces are given. We apply these results to give a new characterization of the L p -norm.

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Janusz Matkowski, and Marek Pycia. "Convex-like inequality, homogeneity, subadditivity, and a characterization of $L^p$-norm." Annales Polonici Mathematici 60.3 (1995): 221-230. <http://eudml.org/doc/262515>.

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