Dyadic perspectives on the weighted Pólya–Knopp inequality
Abstract
In this paper, we present a direct proof of the weighted Pólya-Knopp inequality based on a dyadic decomposition approach. The method relies on basic properties of nonincreasing functions and standard weight conditions in the sense of Ariño-Muckenhoupt. Compared with existing approaches, the argument avoids the use of auxiliary technical lemmas and provides a more transparent route to the inequality.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Pure Mathematics (Other), Applied Mathematics (Other)
Journal Section
Research Article
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Publication Date
June 5, 2026
Submission Date
April 30, 2026
Acceptance Date
May 30, 2026
Published in Issue
Year 2026 Volume: 2 Number: 1