Title of article :
Reciprocally convex functions
Author/Authors :
Milan Merkle، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
دوهفته نامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2004
Abstract :
We say that f is reciprocally convex if x → f (x) is concave and x → f (1/x) is convex on
(0,+∞). Reciprocally convex functions generate a sequence of quasi-arithmetic means, with the
first one between harmonic and arithmetic mean and others above the arithmetic mean. We present
several examples related to the gamma function and we show that if f is a Stieltjes transform, then
−f is reciprocally convex. An application in probability is also presented.
2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Keywords :
Reciprocal convexity , Stieltjes transform , convexity , Quasi-arithmetic means , Gamma function , Mathematical expectation
Journal title :
Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications
Journal title :
Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications