Minkowski's Inequality for Integrals/Equality

Theorem

Let $f, g$ be (Darboux) integrable functions.

Let $p \in \R$ such that $p > 1$.

Then equality in Minkowski's Inequality for Integrals, that is:

$\ds \paren {\int_a^b \size {\map f x + \map g x}^p \rd x}^{1/p} = \paren {\int_a^b \size {\map f x}^p \rd x}^{1 / p} + \paren {\int_a^b \size {\map g x}^p \rd x}^{1 / p}$

holds if and only if, for all $x \in \closedint a b$:

$\dfrac {\map f x} {\map g x} = c$

for some $c \in \R_{>0}$.

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Source of Name

This entry was named for Hermann Minkowski.

Sources

• 1964: Milton Abramowitz and Irene A. Stegun: Handbook of Mathematical Functions ... (previous) ... (next): $3$: Elementary Analytic Methods: $3.2$ Inequalities: Minkowski's Inequality for Integrals: $3.2.13$
• 1968: Murray R. Spiegel: Mathematical Handbook of Formulas and Tables ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 36$: Inequalities: $36.15$: Minkowski's Inequality for Integrals