1. Introduction
Symmetric inequalities often arise in various branches of mathematics, such as algebra, analysis, and optimization. They have numerous applications and play a crucial role in proving theorems and solving problems in areas like number theory, combinatorics, and inequalities themselves. In the study of symmetric inequalities, techniques such as rearrangement inequality, Cauchy–Schwarz inequality, and the method of Lagrange multipliers are commonly employed to establish the validity of the inequalities and find optimal solutions [
1,
2,
3].
Fractional calculus is a field of applied mathematics that deals with derivatives and integrals of arbitrary orders and their applications in different fields of sciences and engineering. In real life, fractional calculus is generated from various fractional operators such as Riemann–Liouville, Caputo, Hadamard, and so on; due to its widespread use in different fields, this calculus has attracted many researchers. The most-used operator is that of Riemann-Liouville given by the following definition
Definition 1 ([
4])
. For any integrable function on with , and are the Riemann–Liouville fractional integrals of order given byrespectively, where is the gamma function and The theory of convexity plays a central and attractive role in many fields of research. This theory provides us with a powerful tool for solving a large class of problems that arise in pure and applied mathematics, defined as follows:
Definition 2 ([
5])
. A function is said to be convex, ifholds for all and all . In [
6], Awan et al. introduced the class of
s-
-convex functions.
Definition 3 ([
6])
. We say that a function is s--convex on I, ifholds for all and , with . Convexity has a close relation in the development of the theory of inequalities, of which it plays an important role in the study of qualitative properties of solutions of ordinary, partial, and integral differential equations as well as in numerical analysis, which is used for establishing the estimates of the errors for quadrature rules; see [
7,
8,
9,
10,
11,
12,
13,
14,
15,
16,
17,
18].
The following Newton–Cotes inequality involving four points is known in the literature as the
-Simpson inequality
where
is a four-times continuously differentiable function on
and
Recently, Mahmoudi and Meftah [
19] discussed more general inequalities of four points and gave the following results
Theorem 1. Let be a differentiable function on such that with . If is s-convex in the second sense for some fixed , then we havewhere ρ is a positive number. Theorem 2. Let be a differentiable function on such that with . If is s-convex in the second sense for some fixed , then we havewhere ρ is a positive number and with . Theorem 3. Let be a differentiable function on such that with . If is s-convex in the second sense for some fixed , then we havewhere ρ is a positive number and . Motivated by the above results, in this paper we first prove a new parameterized identity. Based on this identity, we establish some new fractional Simpson-like type inequalities for functions whose first derivatives are s--convex. We end this work with some applications.
2. Main Results
Let us first recall some special functions (see [
4]).
The incomplete beta function is given by
where
such that
,
and
. The case where
gives the classical beta function, i.e.,
The hypergeometric function is defined for
and
, as follows
where
is the beta function.
Lemma 1. Let be a differentiable function on such that , then the following equality holdswhere θ is positive number, , and Proof. By using integration by parts in
, we obtain
Summing (3)–(5), and then multiplying the resulting equality by , we obtain the desired result. □
Theorem 4. Assume that all the assumptions of Lemma 1 are satisfied. Moreover, if is s--convex, then the following inequality holdswhere is defined by (2),and Proof. By Lemma 1, modulus, and the
s-
-convexity of
, we determine
where
and
are defined as in (6) and (7), respectively, and we have used the fact that
and
which ends the proof. □
Corollary 1. Taking , Theorem 4 becomeswhereand Corollary 2. Under the assumption of Theorem 4, and if is P-function, then we have Proof. Just replace s with 0 in Theorem 4. □
Remark 1. In Corollary 2, choosing , we obtain the fractional Simpson’s formula Remark 2. In Corollary 2, choosing , we obtain the fractional corrected Simpson’s formula Corollary 3. In Corollary 2, if we take , then we have Corollary 4. Under the assumptions of Theorem 4, and if is -function, then we have Proof. Just replace s with 1 in Theorem 4. □
Corollary 5. Taking in Corollary 4 gives Theorem 5. Assume that all the assumptions of Theorem 4 are satisfied. Moreover, if is s--convex, where with , then the following inequalityholds, where is defined by (2) B and are beta and hypergeometric functions, respectively. Proof. By Lemma 1, modulus, Hölder’s inequality, and the
s-
-convexity of
, we obtain
where we used
and
which ends the proof. □
Corollary 6. Taking in Theorem 5, it yields Corollary 7. Under the assumptions of Theorem 5, and if is P-function, then we have Proof. Just replace s with 0 in Theorem 5. □
Corollary 8. In Corollary 7, if we take , then we have Corollary 9. Under the assumptions of Theorem 5, and if is -function, then we have Proof. Just replace s with 1 in Theorem 5. □
Corollary 10. In Corollary 9, if we take , then we have Remark 3. In Corollary 10, choosing , we obtain Simpson’s formula Remark 4. In Corollary 10, choosing , we obtain the corrected Simpson’s formula Theorem 6. Assume that all the assumptions of Theorem 5 are satisfied. Moreover, if is s--convex, where , then the following inequalityholds, where and are defined by (2) and (7), respectively. Proof. By Lemma 1, modulus, power mean inequality, and the
s-
-convexity of
, we obtain
where we have considered (8) and (9). The proof is achieved. □
Corollary 11. In Theorem 6, if we take , then we have Corollary 12. Under the assumptions of Theorem 6, and if is P-function, then we have Proof. Just replace s with 0 in Theorem 6. □
Corollary 13. In Corollary 12, if we take , then we have Corollary 14. Under the assumptions of Theorem 6, and if is -function, then we have Proof. Just replace s with 1 in Theorem 6. □
Corollary 15. In Corollary 14, if we take , then we have 3. Applications
Let
be the division of points
…
of
, and consider the following formula for quadrature
where
and
represents the associated approximation error.
Proposition 1. Let be as in Lemma 1 and . If is P-function, we have Proof. Applying Corollary 3 on
of the partition
, we determine
The desired inequality follows by multiplying the above inequality by , then adding the result over … and using the triangle inequality. □
Proposition 2. Let be as in Lemma 1 and . If is -convex, we have Proof. Applying Corollary 5 on
of the partition
, we obtain
The desired inequality follows by multiplying the above inequality by , then adding the result over =0, 1, …, and using the triangle inequality. □
Proposition 3. Let be as in Lemma 1 and . If is P-convex where with , we have Proof. Applying Corollary 8 on
of the partition
, we determine
The desired inequality follows by multiplying the above inequality by , then adding the result over … and using the triangle inequality. □
Proposition 4. Let be as in Lemma 1 and . If is -convex where with , we have Proof. Applying Corollary 10 on
of the partition
, we obtain
The desired inequality follows by multiplying the above inequality by , then adding the result over … and using the triangle inequality. □
Let us consider the following means for arbitrary real numbers
The Arithmetic mean: .
The Harmonic mean:
The Geometric means:
The p-Logarithmic mean: , , and .
Proposition 5. Let with , then we have Proof. The assertion follows from Corollary 2 with and , applied to the function on . □
Proposition 6. Let with , then we have Proof. The assertion follows from Corollary 8 with and , applied to the function on , in which is P-function. □
4. Conclusions
In this study, we have considered the fractional Newton–Cotes type integral inequalities involving four points via a Riemann–Liouville integral operator. We have established for the first time a novel parametrized integral identity. Based on this equality, we have derived several Simpson-like type inequalities for functions whose first derivatives belongs in the class of s--convex functions. Some special cases are discussed according to the values of parameters. Some applications to numerical quadratures are presented. The obtained results may lead to additional research in this fascinating field as well as generalizations in other types of calculations, including multiplicative calculus and quantum calculus.
Author Contributions
Conceptualization, M.M., B.M., H.B. and A.M.; Methodology, M.M., B.M., H.B. and A.M.; Writing—original draft, M.M., B.M., H.B. and A.M.; Writing—review and editing, M.M., B.M., H.B., A.M. and M.B.; Project administration, B.M., H.B., A.M. and M.B.; Funding acquisition, A.M. and M.B. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Funding
This research was funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Khalid University through large research project under grant number R.G.P.2/252/44.
Data Availability Statement
Not applicable.
Acknowledgments
The authors extend their appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Khalid University for funding this work through large research project under grant number R.G.P.2/252/44.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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