# SCHUR POWER CONVEXITY OF GINI MEANS

• Yang, Zhen-Hang
• Published : 2013.03.31
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#### Abstract

In this paper, the Schur convexity is generalized to Schur $f$-convexity, which contains the Schur geometrical convexity, harmonic convexity and so on. When $f$ : ${\mathbb{R}}_+{\rightarrow}{\mathbb{R}}$ is defined as $f(x)=(x^m-1)/m$ if $m{\neq}0$ and $f(x)$ = ln $x$ if $m=0$, the necessary and sufficient conditions for $f$-convexity (is called Schur $m$-power convexity) of Gini means are given, which generalize and unify certain known results.

#### Keywords

Schur convexity;Schur power convexity;Gini means

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