A functional equation on complementary means

Iteration of real functions in one variable (26A18) Iteration theory, iterative and composite equations (39B12) Functional equations for real functions (39B22)

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A real-valued continuous function \(M\) defined on the compact rectangle \([a,b]^2\) is a mean if \(M(x,y)\) lies between \(\min\{x,y\}\) and \(\max\{x,y\}\) for all \(x,y\in [a,b]\). A real-valued function \(f\) defined on \([a,b]\) is \(M\)-associate if \(x,y\in [a,b],M(x,y)=A(x,y)\) and \(f(x)=f(A(x,y))\) imply \(f(x)=f(y)\) where \(A(x,y)\) is the arithmetic mean of \(x\) and \(y\). The authors solve the functional equation \[ f(M(x,y))=f(x+y-M(x,y)) \quad (x,y\in [a,b]) \] by showing that \(f\) is locally constant at \(A(x,y)\) if \(x,y\in [a,b]\) and \(M(x,y)=A(x,y)\). Furthermore, if \(f\) is continuous and \(M\)-associate then either \(f\) is constant or \(f\) is injective and \(M=A\). This result is applied to quasi-arithmetic and conjugate arithmetic means.

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