Necessary and sufficient conditions for Schur geometrical convexity of the four-parameter homogeneous means. (English) Zbl 1190.26004
Summary: The necessary and sufficient conditions for Schur geometrical convexity of the four-parameter means are given. This gives a unified treatment for Schur geometrical convexity of Stolarsky and Gini means.
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