The second-derivative characterization of h-convexity

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Let II and JJ be the domains appearing below, let h:J→(0,∞)h:J\to(0,\infty) be a non-negative function such that

h(α)≥αfor all α∈(0,1),h(\alpha)\geq\alpha\quad\text{for all }\alpha\in(0,1),

and let f:I→Rf:I\to\mathbb{R} be twice differentiable. A function ff is hh-convex if it satisfies the corresponding hh-convexity inequality.

Second-derivative characterization. The function ff is hh-convex if and only if

f′′(x)≥1−2h(12).f^{\prime\prime}(x)\geq 1-2h\left(\frac{1}{2}\right).

This conjecture proposes a necessary and sufficient second-derivative criterion for hh-convexity, generalizing the familiar characterization of ordinary convexity by nonnegative second derivative. The supplied text does not establish the claim or indicate whether it has been resolved.

References

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M. W. Alomari, “A note on h-convex functions”, arXiv:1901.06255 (2019).

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