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A simple proof of logarithmic convexity of extended mean values

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In the note, a simple proof is provided for the logarithmic convexity of extended mean values.

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  1. School of Mathematics and Informatics, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province, 454010, China

    Bai-Ni Guo

  2. Research Institute of Mathematical Inequality Theory, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province, 454010, China

    Feng Qi

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The second author was partially supported by the China Scholarship Council.

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Guo, BN., Qi, F. A simple proof of logarithmic convexity of extended mean values. Numer Algor 52, 89–92 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11075-008-9259-7

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