Mean value inequalities #
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In this file we prove several inequalities for finite sums, including AM-GM inequality,
Young's inequality, Hölder inequality, and Minkowski inequality. Versions for integrals of some of
these inequalities are available in measure_theory.mean_inequalities
.
Main theorems #
AM-GM inequality: #
The inequality says that the geometric mean of a tuple of non-negative numbers is less than or equal to their arithmetic mean. We prove the weighted version of this inequality: if $w$ and $z$ are two non-negative vectors and $\sum_{i\in s} w_i=1$, then $$ \prod_{i\in s} z_i^{w_i} ≤ \sum_{i\in s} w_iz_i. $$ The classical version is a special case of this inequality for $w_i=\frac{1}{n}$.
We prove a few versions of this inequality. Each of the following lemmas comes in two versions:
a version for real-valued non-negative functions is in the real
namespace, and a version for
nnreal
-valued functions is in the nnreal
namespace.
geom_mean_le_arith_mean_weighted
: weighted version for functions onfinset
s;geom_mean_le_arith_mean2_weighted
: weighted version for two numbers;geom_mean_le_arith_mean3_weighted
: weighted version for three numbers;geom_mean_le_arith_mean4_weighted
: weighted version for four numbers.
Young's inequality #
Young's inequality says that for non-negative numbers a
, b
, p
, q
such that
$\frac{1}{p}+\frac{1}{q}=1$ we have
$$
ab ≤ \frac{a^p}{p} + \frac{b^q}{q}.
$$
This inequality is a special case of the AM-GM inequality. It is then used to prove Hölder's inequality (see below).
Hölder's inequality #
The inequality says that for two conjugate exponents p
and q
(i.e., for two positive numbers
such that $\frac{1}{p}+\frac{1}{q}=1$) and any two non-negative vectors their inner product is
less than or equal to the product of the $L_p$ norm of the first vector and the $L_q$ norm of the
second vector:
$$
\sum_{i\in s} a_ib_i ≤ \sqrt[p]{\sum_{i\in s} a_i^p}\sqrt[q]{\sum_{i\in s} b_i^q}.
$$
We give versions of this result in ℝ
, ℝ≥0
and ℝ≥0∞
.
There are at least two short proofs of this inequality. In our proof we prenormalize both vectors, then apply Young's inequality to each $a_ib_i$. Another possible proof would be to deduce this inequality from the generalized mean inequality for well-chosen vectors and weights.
Minkowski's inequality #
The inequality says that for p ≥ 1
the function
$$
\|a\|_p=\sqrt[p]{\sum_{i\in s} a_i^p}
$$
satisfies the triangle inequality $\|a+b\|_p\le \|a\|_p+\|b\|_p$.
We give versions of this result in real
, ℝ≥0
and ℝ≥0∞
.
We deduce this inequality from Hölder's inequality. Namely, Hölder inequality implies that $\|a\|_p$
is the maximum of the inner product $\sum_{i\in s}a_ib_i$ over b
such that $\|b\|_q\le 1$. Now
Minkowski's inequality follows from the fact that the maximum value of the sum of two functions is
less than or equal to the sum of the maximum values of the summands.
TODO #
- each inequality
A ≤ B
should come with a theoremA = B ↔ _
; one of the ways to prove them is to definestrict_convex_on
functions. - generalized mean inequality with any
p ≤ q
, including negative numbers; - prove that the power mean tends to the geometric mean as the exponent tends to zero.
AM-GM inequality #
AM-GM inequality: the geometric mean is less than or equal to the arithmetic mean, weighted version for real-valued nonnegative functions.
Young's inequality #
Young's inequality, ℝ≥0∞
version with real conjugate exponents.
Hölder's and Minkowski's inequalities #
Hölder inequality: the scalar product of two functions is bounded by the product of their
L^p
and L^q
norms when p
and q
are conjugate exponents. Version for sums over finite sets,
with ℝ≥0
-valued functions.
Hölder inequality: the scalar product of two functions is bounded by the product of their
L^p
and L^q
norms when p
and q
are conjugate exponents. A version for nnreal
-valued
functions. For an alternative version, convenient if the infinite sums are already expressed as
p
-th powers, see inner_le_Lp_mul_Lq_has_sum
.
Hölder inequality: the scalar product of two functions is bounded by the product of their
L^p
and L^q
norms when p
and q
are conjugate exponents. A version for nnreal
-valued
functions. For an alternative version, convenient if the infinite sums are not already expressed as
p
-th powers, see inner_le_Lp_mul_Lq_tsum
.
The L_p
seminorm of a vector f
is the greatest value of the inner product
∑ i in s, f i * g i
over functions g
of L_q
seminorm less than or equal to one.
Minkowski inequality: the L_p
seminorm of the infinite sum of two vectors is less than or
equal to the infinite sum of the L_p
-seminorms of the summands, if these infinite sums both
exist. A version for nnreal
-valued functions. For an alternative version, convenient if the
infinite sums are already expressed as p
-th powers, see Lp_add_le_has_sum_of_nonneg
.
Minkowski inequality: the L_p
seminorm of the infinite sum of two vectors is less than or
equal to the infinite sum of the L_p
-seminorms of the summands, if these infinite sums both
exist. A version for nnreal
-valued functions. For an alternative version, convenient if the
infinite sums are not already expressed as p
-th powers, see Lp_add_le_tsum_of_nonneg
.
Hölder inequality: the scalar product of two functions is bounded by the product of their
L^p
and L^q
norms when p
and q
are conjugate exponents. Version for sums over finite sets,
with real-valued functions.
Hölder inequality: the scalar product of two functions is bounded by the product of their
L^p
and L^q
norms when p
and q
are conjugate exponents. Version for sums over finite sets,
with real-valued nonnegative functions.
Hölder inequality: the scalar product of two functions is bounded by the product of their
L^p
and L^q
norms when p
and q
are conjugate exponents. A version for ℝ
-valued functions.
For an alternative version, convenient if the infinite sums are already expressed as p
-th powers,
see inner_le_Lp_mul_Lq_has_sum_of_nonneg
.
Hölder inequality: the scalar product of two functions is bounded by the product of their
L^p
and L^q
norms when p
and q
are conjugate exponents. A version for nnreal
-valued
functions. For an alternative version, convenient if the infinite sums are not already expressed as
p
-th powers, see inner_le_Lp_mul_Lq_tsum_of_nonneg
.
For 1 ≤ p
, the p
-th power of the sum of f i
is bounded above by a constant times the
sum of the p
-th powers of f i
. Version for sums over finite sets, with nonnegative ℝ
-valued
functions.
Minkowski inequality: the L_p
seminorm of the sum of two vectors is less than or equal
to the sum of the L_p
-seminorms of the summands. A version for ℝ
-valued nonnegative
functions.
Minkowski inequality: the L_p
seminorm of the infinite sum of two vectors is less than or
equal to the infinite sum of the L_p
-seminorms of the summands, if these infinite sums both
exist. A version for ℝ
-valued functions. For an alternative version, convenient if the infinite
sums are already expressed as p
-th powers, see Lp_add_le_has_sum_of_nonneg
.
Minkowski inequality: the L_p
seminorm of the infinite sum of two vectors is less than or
equal to the infinite sum of the L_p
-seminorms of the summands, if these infinite sums both
exist. A version for ℝ
-valued functions. For an alternative version, convenient if the infinite
sums are not already expressed as p
-th powers, see Lp_add_le_tsum_of_nonneg
.
Hölder inequality: the scalar product of two functions is bounded by the product of their
L^p
and L^q
norms when p
and q
are conjugate exponents. Version for sums over finite sets,
with ℝ≥0∞
-valued functions.