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MacLaurin's inequality (Definition)

Let $ a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_n$ be positive real numbers , and define the sums $ S_k$ as follows :

$\displaystyle S_k = \frac{\displaystyle \sum_{ 1\leq i_1 < i_2 < \cdots < i_k \leq n}a_{i_1} a_{i_2} \cdots a_{i_k}}{\displaystyle {n \choose k}}$
Then the following chain of inequalities is true :
$\displaystyle S_1 \geq \sqrt{S_2} \geq \sqrt[3]{S_3} \geq \cdots \geq \sqrt[n]{S_n}$
Note : $ S_k$ are called the averages of the elementary symmetric sums
This inequality is in fact important because it shows that the arithmetic-geometric mean inequality is nothing but a consequence of a chain of stronger inequalities



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AMS MSC26D15 (Real functions :: Inequalities :: Inequalities for sums, series and integrals)

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