m-convex functions of higher order
Abstract
In this research we introduce the concept of m-convex function of higher order by means of the so called m-divided difference; elementary properties of this type of functions are exhibited and some examples are provided.
Keywords
m-convex functions; m-convex functions of higher order; m-difference operator; m-divided difference; positively homogeneous function
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Departamento de Física y Matemáticas, Universidad de Los Andes, Venezuela Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3028-1961
Escuela de matemáticas, Universidad Central de Venezuela Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Departamento de Física y Matemáticas, Universidad de Los Andes, Venezuela Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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