Rediscovering Eckart

Qeios 2026 Preprint Open access

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Authors: Francisco Marcelo Fernández
DOI: 10.32388/vw0n83
Cited by: 0
References: 13

Abstract

We show that an upper bound derived in a recent paper is identical to an inequality obtained more than ninety years ago. The early paper is not cited in spite of the fact that it has been discussed, reformulated, and generalized by many authors over several decades.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Mathematical Inequalities and Applications Mathematics and Applications Income Poverty and Inequality

Publication details

Journal / source
Qeios
Publication date
2 January 2026
Document type
Preprint