The weak and strong asymptotic equivalence relations and the generalized inverse (Q392973)

The paper is a continuation of the authors' paper [Lith. Math. J. 50, No. 1, 34--42 (2010; Zbl 1208.26008)]. Let \(A\) denote the class of nondecreasing and unbounded positive functions on the positive real axis. For \(f\in A\), let \(\left\{ f\right\} \) denote the functions \(g\in A\) for which \(g(x)\thickapprox f(x)\) and let \(\left[ f\right] \) denote the functions \(g\in A\) for which \( g(x)\thicksim f(x)\). The generalised inverse of \(f\in A\) is denoted by \( f^{\leftarrow }\). A function \(f\in A\) is rapidly varying (\(f\in R\)) if as \( x\rightarrow \infty \)\ \(f(xt)/f(x)\rightarrow \infty\) for all \(t>1\). A function \(f\in A\) is in the class \(PI^{\ast }\) if we have \(\liminf_{x\rightarrow \infty} f(xt)/f(x)>1\) for all \(t>1\). In what follows let \(f,g\in A \). If \(f\in R\) and \(g\in \left\{ f\right\} \), then \(g^{\leftarrow }\in [ f^{\leftarrow }]\). Conversely, if \(g^{\leftarrow }\in [ f^{\leftarrow }]\) for every \(g\in \left\{ f\right\} \), then \(f\in R\). If \( f\in PI^{\ast }\) and \(g\in \left[ f\right] \) then \(g^{\leftarrow }\in \left\{ f^{\leftarrow }\right\} \). Conversely, if \(g^{\leftarrow }\in \left\{ f^{\leftarrow }\right\} \) for every \(g\in \left[ f\right] \) then \( f\in PI^{\ast }\).