Convex solutions of polynomial-like iterative equations (Q819021)

The authors study the following polynomial-like iterative functional equation \[ \lambda_1 f(x)+\lambda_2 f^2(x)+\cdots+\lambda_n f^n(x)=F(x), \] where \(F:I=[a,b] \to I\) is given, \(f\) is the unknown function and \(\lambda_1>0\), \(\sum_{i=1}^n \lambda_i=1\). Under suitable hypothesis for \(\lambda_i\)'s and Lipschitzianity of \(F\), they obtain existence theorems for continuous and for convex solutions.