Concavity conjecture for the generalized inverse hyperbolic sine

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For x∈(0,1)x\in(0,1) fixed, let p↦arcsinhp(x)p\mapsto {\rm arcsinh}_p(x) denote the generalized inverse hyperbolic sine as a function of pp. Concavity conjecture. The function p↦arcsinhp(x)p\mapsto {\rm arcsinh}_p(x) is strictly concave on (0,∞)(0,\infty). In particular, for all p>1p>1 and x∈(0,1)x\in(0,1),

arcsinhp2(x)>arcsinhp−1(x)arcsinhp+1(x).{\rm arcsinh}_p^2(x)>{\rm arcsinh}_{p-1}(x){\rm arcsinh}_{p+1}(x).

This conjecture is motivated by computer experiments; the asserted strict concavity would imply the displayed Turán-type inequality.

References

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Árpád Baricz, Barkat Ali Bhayo and Matti Vuorinen, “Turán type inequalities for generalized inverse trigonometric functions”, arXiv:1305.0938 (2013).

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