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The missing link: an inequality

I've been working on a project and proved a few relevant results, but got stuck on one tricky problem: Conjecture. If $2\leq n\in\mathbb{N}$ and $0<x<1$ is a real number, then $$F_n(x)=\...
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About generalized Minkowski inequality

For which functions $f:\mathbb{R}^+ \to \mathbb{R}^+$ does the inequality $f^{-1}\left(\sum\limits_{k=1}^n f(x_k+y_k)\right) \leq f^{-1}\left(\sum\limits_{k=1}^n f(x_k)\right) + f^{-1}\left(\sum\...
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On existence of a concave function

Let $a$ be a strictly positive $C^\infty$ smooth function on the unit interval. Does there exist a strictly positive $C^\infty$ smooth function $f$ on $I$ such that $$ f’’(x) \leq 0\quad \text{and} \...
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A convexity question

Let $Q=[0,1]\times[0,1]$ and let $a$ be a positive smooth function on $Q$. Does there exist a smooth positive function $u$ On $Q$ such that there holds $$ \frac{\partial^2}{\partial x_1^2}u <0 $$ ...
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Elementary convexity example

I'm trying to check that certain examples of Young functions in the harmonic analysis literature are actually Young functions, and in doing so need to prove the following convexity-like inequality for ...
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Log-concavity inequality

Let $x,y,$ and $t$ be fixed real numbers, $1<x<y$, $0<t<1$. Does the following inequality hold for some $c$ $$\frac{\log{(tx+(1-t)y)}}{\log^t{x}\log^{(1-t)}{y}}>\frac{\log{(sw+(1-s)z)}}{...
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Proof of an inequality for a linear combination of three trigonometric functions

Given a function $$f(t) = k_{1} \sin(t+\alpha) + k_{3} \sin(3t+\beta) + k_{5} \sin(5t+\gamma)$$ where $k_{1}, k_{3}$ and $k_{5}$ are all positive parameters, and the three phase angles, $ 0<\alpha&...
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