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60 lines
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\section{Product Inequalities}
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\label{section:product-inequalities}
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\begin{lemma}[Young's Inequality]
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\label{lemma:young-inequality}
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Let $p, q \in (1, \infty)$ such that $1/p + 1/q = 1$, then for any $a, b > 0$,
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\[
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ab \le \frac{a^p}{p} + \frac{b^q}{q}
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\]
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and for any $\eps > 0$,
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\[
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ab \le \eps a^p + \frac{1}{q}(\eps q)^{-q/p}b^q
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\]
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\end{lemma}
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\begin{proof}
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Since $x \mapsto \exp(x)$ is convex,
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\begin{align*}
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ab &= \exp(\ln(a) + \ln(b)) = \exp\paren{\frac{1}{p}\ln(a^p) + \frac{1}{q}\ln(b^q)} \\
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&\le \frac{1}{p}\exp(\ln(a^p)) + \frac{1}{q}\exp(\ln(a^q)) = \frac{a^p}{p} + \frac{b^q}{q}
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\end{align*}
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For any $\eps > 0$, applying the above inequality to $(\eps p)^{1/p}a$ and $b/(\eps p)^{1/p}$ yields
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\[
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ab = (\eps p)^{1/p}a \cdot \frac{b}{(\eps p)^{1/p}} \le \eps a^p + \frac{b^q}{q}(\eps p)^{-(1/p)q} = \eps a^p + \frac{1}{q}(\eps q)^{-q/p}b^q
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\]
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\end{proof}
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\begin{lemma}
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\label{lemma:power-difference}
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Let $p \in [1, \infty)$, then for each $a, b \ge 0$,
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\[
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|a^p - b^p| \le p|a - b|(a \vee b)^{p - 1}
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\]
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\end{lemma}
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\begin{proof}
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Assume without loss of generality that $0 < a < b$, then
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\[
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b^p - a^p = p\int_{a}^b t^{p - 1}dt \le p|a - b|(a \vee b)^{p - 1}
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\]
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\end{proof}
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\begin{lemma}
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\label{lemma:power-sum}
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Let $p \in [1, \infty)$, then for each $a, b \ge 0$,
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\[
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(a + b)^p \le 2^{p-1}(a^p + b^p)
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\]
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\end{lemma}
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\begin{proof}
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Since $t \mapsto t^p$ is convex,
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\begin{align*}
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\braks{\frac{a + b}{2}}^p &\le \frac{a^p}{2} + \frac{b^p}{2} \\
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\frac{(a+b)^p}{2^p} &\le \frac{a^p}{2} + \frac{b^p}{2} \\
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(a + b)^p &\le 2^{-1}(a^p + b^p)
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\end{align*}
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\end{proof}
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