On \(| \bar N,p_ n|\) summability factors of infinite series (Q1061958)

The main theorem is the following: ''Let \((x_ n)\) be a positive non- decreasing sequence and let \((\beta_ n)\) and \((\epsilon_ n)\) be sequences such that: \(| \Delta \epsilon_ n| \leq \beta_ n\) \((\Delta \epsilon_ n=\epsilon_ n-\epsilon_{n+1})\), \(\beta_ n\to 0\) as \(n\to \infty\), \(\sum^{\infty}_{n=1}n| \Delta \beta_ n| x_ n<\infty\), \(| \epsilon_ n| x_ n=O(1)\) and \(\sum^{n}_{k=1}| s_ k| /k=O(x_ n),\) \(s_ k=a_ 0+...+a_ k\). Suppose further that \((p_ n)\) is a sequence of positive real constants such that: \(P_ n(=p_ 0+...+p_ n)\to \infty\) as \(n\to \infty\) \((p_ 0>0)\), \(P_ n=O(np_ n)\) and \(P_ n\Delta p_ n=O(p_ np_{n+1}).\) Then \(O+\sum^{\infty}_{n=1}a_ n\epsilon_ nP_ n/np_ n\) is summable \(| \bar N,p_ n|\). For a previous result of \textit{K. N. Mishra}, see ibid. 14, 40-43 (1983; Zbl 0525.40006). The case \(P_ n=\exp ((n+1)^{\alpha})\), \(0<\alpha \leq 1\), yields an extension of the result of \textit{L. M. Tripathi} [Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles, I. Sér. 81, 97-107 (1967; Zbl 0181.341)]. An application to power-series concludes the note.