2019/94/1-2 (7)
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DOI: 10.5486/PMD.2019.8277
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pp. 109-121
New inequalities of Fejér—Jackson-type
Abstract:
The classical Fejér—Jackson inequality states that for $n\geq 0$ and $x\in[0,\pi]$,
$$
\sum_{k=0}^n\frac{\sin((k+1)x)}{k+1}\geq 0.
$$
Here, we present an extension and a counterpart of this result. We prove that the inequalities
$$
\sum_{k=0}^n\frac{\sin((ck+1)x)}{ck+1}\geq 0\quad\mbox{ and }\quad\sum_{k=0}^n(-1)^k\frac{\sin((ck+1)x)}{ck+1}\geq 0
$$
are valid for all integers $c\geq 1$, $n\geq 0$, and real numbers $x\in[0,\pi]$.
Keywords: Fejér—Jackson inequality, trigonometric sums
Mathematics Subject Classification: 26D05, 26D15
