Best possible inequalities between generalized logarithmic mean and classical means (Q963180)

Summary: We answer the question: for \(\alpha ,\beta ,\gamma \in (0,1)\) with \(\alpha +\beta +\gamma =1\), what are the greatest value \(p\) and the least value \(q\), such that the double inequality \(L_p(a,b)0\) with \(a\neq b\)? Here \(L_p(a,b), A(a,b), G(a,b)\), and \(H(a,b)\) denote the generalized logarithmic, arithmetic, geometric, and harmonic means of two positive numbers \(a\) and \(b\), respectively.