On a method for inverse theorems for (C,1) and gap (C,1) summability (Q1059239)

The identity \(m\sigma_{m-1}-n\sigma_{n-1}=(m-n)s_ n+\sum^{m-1- 1}_{\nu =1}(s_{n+\nu}-s_ n)\), where \(m>n\), \(\sigma_ n=(m+1)^{- 1}\sum^{m}_{\nu =0}s_{\nu}\) (and a similar one for \(m<n)\), are used for proving in a simple and unified way several results of Tauberian and Mercerian type. In particular the notion of gap (C,1) summability is introduced and the following result is proved: Let \(\{n_ k\}\) be a sequence of positive numbers such that \(n_{k+1}-n_ k=o(n_ k)\); if \(\sigma_{n_ k}\to s\), \(k\to \infty\) and \(a_ n=O(1/n)\), then \(s_ n\to s\), \(n\to \infty\).