New generalizations of Steffensen's inequality by Lidstone's polynomial
In this paper, we utilize some known Steffensen-type identities, obtained by using Lidstone's interpolating polynomial, to prove new generalizations of Steffensen's inequality. We obtain these new generalizations by using the weighted Hermite-Hadamard inequality for (2 n + 2) - convex and (2 n + 3) - convex functions. Further, the newly obtained inequalities can be observed as an upper- and lower-bound for utilized Steffensen-type identities.
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Introduction
The well-known Taylor series gives an approximation of a function at a single point. In order to obtain an approximation in two points Lidstone [[4]] proved its generalization, called the Lidstone series. The Lidstone series has also intrigued other mathematicians such as Boas [[2]], Poritsky [[12]], Schoenberg [[13]], Whittaker [[15]], Widder [[17]], and many others. In [[1]] Agarwal and Wong gave a comprehensive overview of the Lidstone series and the Lidstone interpolating polynomial representations including its error representations, error estimates and boundary value problems.
Let be the Lidstone polynomial of degree , , defined by the relations
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Let us recall the following Lidstone interpolating polynomial representation of the function proved in [[18]].
Lemma 1.1
If , then
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where is the Lidstone interpolating polynomial and is the Green function defined by
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and
1.1
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For the application we will need the following expression of the Lidstone interpolating polynomial in terms of the Green function
1.2
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In [[1]] Agarwal and Wong showed that the Green function is given by the following expression:
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Since we will deal with an interval [a, b] instead of the interval [0, 1], for the readers convenience, let us also give the aforementioned results on the Lidstone interpolating polynomial and the Green function on an interval [a, b].
The Lidstone series representation of is given by:
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and the expression for Green's function (1.3) on an interval [a, b] is given by:
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Let us recall one of the classical inequalities which was proved by Steffensen [[14]].
Theorem 1.2
([[14]]) Suppose that f is non-increasing and g is integrable on [a, b] with and Then we have
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The inequalities are reversed for f non-decreasing.
Over the years, Steffensen's inequality was generalized in many ways. An extensive overview of these generalizations can be found in [[3], [5], [10]]. In papers [[8]] the authors introduced and proved some Steffensen-type identities and generalizations of Steffensen's inequality for convex and convex functions using Lidstone interpolating polynomials. In this paper we will use the following Steffensen-type identities which were obtained in [[9]].
Theorem 1.3
([[9]]) Let be such that is absolutely continuous for some , an open interval, , . Let be integrable functions such that p is positive and . Let and let the function be defined by
1.5
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Then
1.6
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Theorem 1.4
([[9]]) Let be such that is absolutely continuous for some , an open interval, , . Let be integrable functions such that p is positive and . Let and let the function be defined by
1.7
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Then
1.8
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Theorem 1.5
([[9]]) Let be such that is absolutely continuous for some , an open interval, , . Let be integrable functions such that p is positive and . Let and let the function be defined by (1.5). Then
1.9
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Theorem 1.6
([[9]]) Let be such that is absolutely continuous for some , an open interval, , . Let be integrable functions such that p is positive and . Let and let the function be defined by (1.7). Then
1.10
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The aim of this paper is to use the above identities related to Steffensen's inequality to obtain new generalizations of Steffensen's inequality for convex and convex functions as a continuation of the results published in [[7]]. We will use the weighted Hermite-Hadamard inequality for convex functions given in the following theorem (see [[6], [10], [19]]):
Theorem 1.7
Let be a non-negative function, let and let If f is a convex function on [a, b], then the following inequalities hold:
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The inequalities are reversed for f concave.
New generalizations of Steffensen's inequality
In this section we will prove our main results by utilizing the Steffensen-type identities (1.6), (1.8), (1.9) and (1.10) for convex and convex functions.
Firstly, let us denote
2.1
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In the following theorem we will prove our first result for convex functions using the identity from Theorem 1.3.
Theorem 2.1
Let be an open interval and let be such that . Let the function be such that is absolutely continuous and f is convex on I for . Let be integrable functions such that p is positive and . Let , let be the Green function given by (1.4), and let and be defined by (1.5) and (2.1), respectively.
If
2.2
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then
2.3
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where
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and
2.4
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Proof
Firstly, let us define the function on by
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Under the assumption (2.2) it is obvious that is a non-negative function. Further, let us note that the function is convex. This follows from the fact that the function f is convex. Hence, by applying the weighted Hermite-Hadamard inequality with non-negative function and convex function we obtain
2.5
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where the expressions and can be calculated as
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and
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From (1.4) we have
2.6
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Now using (2.6) in calculating the above expression for we obtain:
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Further, we have
2.7
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Since (1.2) holds, we have
2.8
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and the derivative of (2.8) is
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where is given by (2.6).
Therefore we obtain
2.9
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Using the relation (2.9) in the last term of the right-side in (2.7), we obtain (2.4).
To conclude the proof, let us note that the function f satisfies the conditions of Theorem 1.3, so the identity (1.6) holds. Hence, using the identity (1.6) for the middle part of the inequality (2.5) we obtain the desired inequality (2.3).
Similarly, using Theorem 1.4 we obtain the following result.
Theorem 2.2
Let be an open interval and let be such that . Let the function be such that is absolutely continuous and f is convex on I for . Let be integrable functions such that p is positive and . Let , let be the Green function given by (1.4), and let and be defined by (1.7) and (2.1), respectively. If
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then
2.10
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where
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and
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Proof
Similar to the proof of Theorem 2.1 using the identity (1.8).
Remark 2.3
For an concave function f, the inequalities (2.3) and (2.10) are reversed.
To prove new generalizations of Steffensen's inequality by using the identities (1.9) and (1.10), let us denote
2.11
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Theorem 2.4
Let be an open interval and let be such that . Let the function be such that is absolutely continuous and f is convex on I for . Let be integrable functions such that p is positive and . Let and let be the Green function given by (1.4), and let and be defined by (1.5) and (2.11), respectively.
If
2.12
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then
2.13
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where
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and
2.14
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Proof
Let us begin by defining the function by
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Under the assumption (2.12), the function is non-negative. Further, the function is convex. Hence, by applying the inequality (1.11) with non-negative function and convex function we obtain
2.15
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where the expressions and can be calculated as
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and
2.16
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Now, using (1.4) and Fubini's theorem we obtain:
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From (2.8) we have
2.17
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Using the relation (2.17) in (2.16) (after applying Fubini's theorem), i.e. on
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we arrive at (2.14).
Now, using the identity (1.10) for the middle part of the inequality (2.15) we obtain (2.13) as desired.
Remark 2.5
Let us show that for an odd number , the condition (2.12) is always satisfied.
For , from (1.4) we have:
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Clearly, for every . Now, combining this with (1.1) on [a, b], i.e. with
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for , we conclude that for an even and for an odd , for every .
Since , for every , we conclude that for an odd number ,
2.18
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i.e. the condition (2.12) is satisfied for every odd number .
Theorem 2.6
Let be an open interval and let be such that . Let the function be such that is absolutely continuous and f is convex on I for . Let be integrable functions such that p is positive and . Let , let be the Green function given by (1.4), and let and be defined by (1.7) and (2.11), respectively.
If
2.19
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then
2.20
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where
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and
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Proof
Similar to the proof of Theorem 2.4 using the identity (1.10).
Remark 2.7
Let us show that for an odd number , the condition (2.19) is always satisfied.
As shown in Remark 2.5 we conclude that for an odd , for every . Since , for every , we conclude that for an odd number ,
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i.e. the condition (2.19) is satisfied for every odd number .
Remark 2.8
For a concave function f, the inequalities (2.13) and (2.20) are reversed.
Conclusion
Since the Hermite-Hadamard inequality and its weighted version are very important not only in pure mathematics but also in applied mathematics, by utilizing it on some known Steffensen-type identities we contributed to its further applications with the aim of obtaining new generalizations of Steffensen's inequality. Also, by proving new generalizations of Steffensen's inequality we showed that the Steffensen-type identities (1.6), (1.8), (1.9) and (1.10) are bounded from above and from bellow. This can lead to the further investigation of these identities, their properties and new generalizations for other classes of functions and possibly direct research into new applications of Steffensen's inequality.
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