Shapiro's cyclic inequality for even n

被引:4
作者
Bushell, PJ [1 ]
McLeod, JB
机构
[1] Univ Sussex, Sch Math Sci, Brighton BN1 9QH, E Sussex, England
[2] Univ Pittsburgh, Dept Math, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA
关键词
cyclic inequality; Shapiro's cyclic sum; Diananda result; tridiagonal matrix;
D O I
10.1080/10255830290030426
中图分类号
O29 [应用数学];
学科分类号
070104 ;
摘要
In 1954 H. S. Shapiro proposed an inequality for a cyclic sum in n variables. All the numerical evidence indicates that the inequality is true for even n less than or equal to 12 and for odd n less than or equal to 23. We give an analytic proof for the case n = 12, which implies the former result. The remaining case n = 23 remains an open problem.
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页码:331 / 348
页数:18
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