Generalized quadratic mappings of \(r\)-type in several variables (Q2566104)

The first author who treated the stability of the quadratic equation was \textit{F. Skof} [Rend. Sem. Mat. Fis. Milano 53, 113--129 (1983; Zbl 0599.39007)] by proving that if \(f\) is a mapping from a normed space \(X\) into a Banach space \(Y\) satisfying \(\| f(x+y)+f(x-y)-2f(x)-2f(y)\| \leq \varepsilon\) for some \(\varepsilon>0\), then there is a unique quadratic function \(g:X\to Y\) such that \(\| f(x)-g(x)\| \leq\frac {\varepsilon}{2}\). \textit{P. W. Cholewa} [Aequationes Math. 27, 76--86 (1984; Zbl 0549.39009)] extended Skof's theorem by replacing \(X\) by an abelian group. Skof's result was later generalized by \textit{S. Czerwik} [Abh. Math. Semin. Univ. Hamb. 62, 59--64 (1992; Zbl 0779.39003)] in the spirit of Hyers-Ulam-Rassias. \textit{K. W. Jun} and \textit{Y. H. Lee} [Math. Inequal. Appl. 4, No. 1, 93--118 (2001; Zbl 0976.39031)] proved the stability of the pexiderized quadratic equation. The stability and orthogonal stability of the quadratic equation has been investigated by some mathematicians such as \textit{Th. M. Rassias} [Stud. Univ. Babes-Bolyai, Math. 43, No. 3, 89--124 (1998; Zbl 1009.39025)] and the reviewer [Orthogonal stability of the Pexiderized quadratic equation, J. Differ. Equations. Appl., in press]. In the paper under review, the authors show that an even mapping \(f: X \to Y\) with \(f(0) = 0\) between vector spaces is quadratic if there are positive integers \(1 < l < d\) and positive real number \(r\) such that for each \(x_1, \dots, x_d \in X\), \[ \begin{multlined} (2 C_{d-2}^{l-1} - C_{d-2}^{l} - C_{d-2}^{l-2}) r^2 f\biggl(\frac{\sum_{j=1}^{d}x_j}{r}\biggr) + \sum_{j\in J} r^2 f\biggl(\frac{\sum_{j=1}^{d}(-1)^{\iota(j)}x_j}{r}\biggr)\\ = (C_{d-1}^{l} + C_{d-1}^{l-1} + 2C_{d-2}^{l-1} - C_{d-2}^{l} - C_{d-2}^{l-2}) \sum_{j=1}^{d}f(x_j), \end{multlined} \] where \(J = \{j: \iota(j)=0, 1 \& \sum_{j=1}^{d}\iota(j)=l\}\). They also show that the converse is true if \(r=2^q\). Using the Hyers type sequence \(\{r^{2n}f(\frac{x}{r^n})\}\) the authors establish the Hyers-Ulam-Rassias stability of the above generalized quadratic mapping in the context of Banach spaces.