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Fall 2004 Sharp inequalities for trigonometric sums in two variables
Horst Alzer, Stamatis Koumandos
Illinois J. Math. 48(3): 887-907 (Fall 2004). DOI: 10.1215/ijm/1258131058

Abstract

We prove several new inequalities for trigonometric sums in two variables. One of our results states that the double-inequality

\begin{align} -\frac{2}{3}(\sqrt{2}-1) &\leq \sum_{k=1}^{n}\frac{\cos((k-1/2)x)\sin((k-1/2)y)}{k-1/2}\leq 2 \end{align}

holds for all integers $n\geq 1$ and real numbers $x,y \in [0,\pi]$. Both bounds are best possible.

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Horst Alzer. Stamatis Koumandos. "Sharp inequalities for trigonometric sums in two variables." Illinois J. Math. 48 (3) 887 - 907, Fall 2004. https://doi.org/10.1215/ijm/1258131058

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Published: Fall 2004
First available in Project Euclid: 13 November 2009

zbMATH: 1099.42001
MathSciNet: MR2114257
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1215/ijm/1258131058

Subjects:
Primary: 26D05
Secondary: 41A17 , 42A05

Rights: Copyright © 2004 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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