Abstract
In the paper, the authors set up an identity for a function whose third derivative is integrable, establish by the Hölder inequality some new integral inequalities of the Hermite–Hadamard type for extended s-convex functions in the second sense, and apply these integral inequalities to construct inequalities for several special means.
  Keywords:
                                                                    extended s-convex function in the second sense;                    Hermite–Hadamard type inequality;                    Hölder inequality;                    mean        MSC:
                26A51; 26D15; 26D20; 26E60; 41A55
            1. Introduction
A function  is said to be convex if
      
      
        
      
      
      
      
     holds for all  and . For any convex function  on a closed interval , the double inequality
      
      
        
      
      
      
      
     is classical and called as the Hermite–Hadamard integral inequality.
It is well known that the convex function is a basic concept in mathematics and mathematical sciences and there exists a theory on convex functions. For the theory of convex functions, please refer to two monographs [,], for example. Among the theory of convex functions, the Hermite–Hadamard type inequalities play important roles. For new development of the Hermite–Hadamard type inequalities, please refer to the monograph [], for example.
We now introduce the s-convex function in the second sense and the extended s-convex function in the second sense.
Definition 1 
([]). Let . A function  is said to be s-convex in the second sense if
      
        
      
      
      
      
     holds for all  and .
Definition 2 
([]). For some , a function  is said to be extended s-convex in the second sense if the inequality (2) holds for all  and .
Remark 1. 
We note that, the following five cases, and only the following five cases, are possible:
- 1.
 - when , any s-convex function in the second sense is equivalent to an extended s-convex function in the second sense for the same ;
 - 2.
 - when and is an s-convex function in the second sense, there exists a number such that is an extended -convex function in the second sense;
 - 3.
 - when and is an s-convex function in the second sense, there does not exist a number such that is an extended -convex function in the second sense; equivalently speaking, for any , there exists an s-convex function in the second sense, but is not an -convex function in the second sense for all ;
 - 4.
 - when and is not an s-convex function in the second sense, there exists a number such that is an extended -convex function in the second sense;
 - 5.
 - when and is not an s-convex function in the second sense, there does not exist a number such that is an extended -convex function in the second sense; equivalently speaking, for any , there exists a function which is neither an s-convex function in the second sense nor an extended -convex function in the second sense for all .
 
We now construct an example as follows. Let  for . Taking , , , and  in Definition 2 yields
      
        
      
      
      
      
    This means that  is not an s-convex function in the second sense on  for . On the other hand, it is easy to see that
      
        
      
      
      
      
    for every  and . This means that  is an extended -convex function in the second sense on .
There have been some studies dedicated to generalizing the s-convex function in the second sense and the extended s-convex function in the second sense and to establishing their Hermite–Hadamard type inequalities. For more details, please refer to the papers [,,,,,,,,,] and closely related references therein.
The following are some of the Hermite–Hadamard type inequalities for s-convex functions in the second sense.
Theorem 1 
([]). Let  be differentiable on  and  with  and . If  is s-convex in the second sense on  for some fixed  and , then
      
        
      
      
      
      
    
Theorem 2 
([]). Let  be differentiable on ,  with , and . If  is s-convex in the second sense on  for some fixed , and , then
      
        
      
      
      
      
     where .
Theorem 3 
([]). Let  be differentiable on ,  with , and . If  is s-convex in the second sense on  for some fixed , then
      
        
      
      
      
      
    
During the past two decades, starting from s-convex functions to generalizing different concepts of convex functions, there has been a continuous interest in the development of integral inequalities of the Hermite–Hadamard type. It seems that it is a rich machinery for obtaining results. For example, in the paper [] and closely related references therein, a strong extension and refinement of the Hadamard inequality in the right hand side of (1) was generalized to nonlinear integrals. For more results on integral inequalities of the Hermite–Hadamard type for diverse convex functions, please refer to [,,,,,,,] and closely related references therein.
In [], some integral inequalities of the Simpson type were established for a function  whose third derivative  belongs to  and  is an extended s-convex in the second sense for . One of the key steps is to set up an identity
      
      
        
      
      
      
      
     for ,  with , and .
In this paper, we will set up an identity different from (3), establish some integral inequalities for a function  whose third derivative  belongs to  and  is an extended s-convex in the second sense for , and apply these integral inequalities to construct inequalities for several special means.
2. A Lemma
For attaining our main aim, we need a lemma below.
Lemma 1. 
Let  be a three times differentiable function on  and  with . If  and , then
      
        
      
      
      
      
    
Proof.  
When , by integrating by parts, we have    
      
        
      
      
      
      
    
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     Substituting these two equalities into the right side of (4) and changing variables result in the required conclusion. The proof is complete. ☐
3. Inequalities for Extended s-Convex Functions in the Second Sense
Now, we are in a position to establish some new integral inequalities of the Hermite–Hadmard type for extended s-convex functions in the second sense.
Theorem 4. 
Let  be a three times differentiable function on I,  with , , and . If  is an extended s-convex function in the second sense on , , and , then
- 1.
 - when and , we have
 - 2.
 - when and , we have
 
Proof.  
When  and , since  is an extended s-convex function in the second sense on , by Lemma 1 and the Hölder inequality, we have    
      
        
      
      
      
      
    
When  and , since  is an extended s-convex function in the second sense on , by Lemma 1 and the Hölder inequality, we have    
      
        
      
      
      
      
    The proof of Theorem 4 is complete. ☐
Corollary 1. 
Corollary 2. 
Corollary 3. 
Theorem 5. 
Let  be a three times differentiable function on I,  with , , and . If  is an extended s-convex function in the second sense on , , and , then
      
        
      
      
      
      
    where
      
        
      
      
      
      
    is the classical beta function.
Proof.  
Since  is an extended s-convex function in the second sense on , then by Lemma 1 and the Hölder inequality, we have    
      
        
      
      
      
      
     The proof of Theorem 5 is complete. ☐
Corollary 4. 
Under assumptions of Theorem 5, if , then
      
        
      
      
      
      
    
Theorem 6. 
Let  be a three times differentiable function on I,  with , , and . If  is an extended s-convex function in the second sense on , , and , then
      
        
      
      
      
      
    
Proof.  
Since  is an extended s-convex function in the second sense on , then by Lemma 1 and the Hölder inequality, we have    
      
        
      
      
      
      
     The proof of Theorem 6 is complete. ☐
Corollary 5. 
Under assumptions of Theorem 6, if , then
      
        
      
      
      
      
    
4. Applications to Means
Making use of results for integral inequalities of the Hermite–Hadmard type for extended s-convex functions in the second sense in the above section, we construct some inequalities for means.
Let , the arithmetic mean  and the generalized logarithmic mean  are defined [,] respectively as
      
      
        
      
      
      
      
    
      and
      
      
        
      
      
      
      
    
Let . Then . When , , if , , and , then
      
      
        
      
      
      
      
     which means that  is an extended s-convex function in the second sense on . Meanwhile,
      
      
        
      
      
      
      
     Consequently, applying (5) in Theorem 4 to  yields the following theorem.
Theorem 7. 
Let , , , , and . Then
      
        
      
      
      
      
    
Corollary 6. 
Under assumptions of Theorem 7, if  and , then
      
        
      
      
      
      
    
Applying Theorem 5 to the function  yields the following theorem.
Theorem 8. 
Let , , , , and . Then
      
        
      
      
      
      
    
Corollary 7. 
Under assumptions of Theorem 8, if  and , then
      
        
      
      
      
      
    
Applying Theorem 6 to  yields
Theorem 9. 
Let , , , , and . Then
      
        
      
      
      
      
    
Corollary 8. 
Under assumptions of Theorem 9, if  and , then
      
        
      
      
      
      
    
Author Contributions
Both authors contributed equally in writing this article. Both authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Funding
This research was funded by the Fostering Project for Successfully Applying for the National Natural Science Foundation of China at the Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities (Grant No. NMDGP17104), by the Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China (Grant No. 2018LH01002), and by the Science Research Fund of Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities in China (Grant No. NMDYB17157).
Acknowledgments
The authors are thankful to Bo-Yan Xi for his academic and technical help in preparing and revising the original version of this paper.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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