Hardy's inequalities in finite dimensional Hilbert spaces

TL;DR

This paper investigates the optimal constants in Hardy's inequalities within finite-dimensional Hilbert spaces, identifying them as eigenvalues of Jacobi matrices and providing asymptotic bounds involving logarithmic terms.

Contribution

It characterizes the smallest constants in Hardy's inequalities as eigenvalues of specific Jacobi matrices and derives asymptotic bounds for these constants.

Findings

Constants d_n and c_n are eigenvalues of Jacobi matrices.

Established bounds: 4 - c/ln n < d_n, c_n < 4 - c/ln^2 n.

Asymptotic estimates involve logarithmic decay rates.

Abstract

We study the behaviour of the smallest possible constants $d_n$ and $c_n$ in Hardy's inequalities $$ \sum_{k=1}^{n}\Big(\frac{1}{k}\sum_{j=1}^{k}a_j\Big)^2\leq d_n\,\sum_{k=1}^{n}a_k^2, \qquad (a_1,\ldots,a_n) \in \mathbb{R}^n $$ and $$ \int_{0}^{\infty}\Bigg(\frac{1}{x}\int\limits_{0}^{x}f(t)\,dt\Bigg)^2 dx \leq c_n \int_{0}^{\infty} f^2(x)\,dx, \ \ f\in \mathcal{H}_n, $$ for the finite dimensional spaces $\mathbb{R}^n$ and $\mathcal{H}_n:=\{f\,:\, \int_0^x f(t) dt =e^{-x/2}\,p(x)\ :\ p\in \mathcal{P}_n, p(0)=0\}$, where $\mathcal{P}_n$ is the set of real-valued algebraic polynomials of degree not exceeding $n$. The constants $d_n$ and $c_n$ are identified as the smallest eigenvalues of certain Jacobi matrices and the two-sided estimates for $d_n$ and $c_n$ of the form $$ 4-\frac{c}{\ln n}< d_n, c_n<4-\frac{c}{\ln^2 n}\,,\qquad c>0\, $$ are established.