Inequalities and Means from a Cyclic Differential Equation

We prove that the solution of the cyclic initial value problem u’k = 1/2 - uk/(uk+1 + uk+2) (k Z/nZ), u(0)= x is convergent to an equilibrium μ (x) (1,…,1), and study the properties of the function x → μ(x) and its relation to Shapiro’s inequality.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Herzog Gerd, Kunstmann Peer Chr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2014-06-01
Series:Demonstratio Mathematica
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/dema.2014.47.issue-2/dema-2014-0024/dema-2014-0024.xml?format=INT