Sam Power · @sp_monte_carlo
336 followers · 33 posts · Server mathstodon.xyz

Interesting for me to learn (via mia.ele-math.com/01-05/Why-Hol):

"Hölder's inequality" was first proven in 1888 by L.J. Rogers.

In Hölder's paper of 1889, he includes this result, accurately attributing it to Rogers.

By luck of early citations (including from some big names of the time), the result is now known near-universally as "Hölder's inequality".

The author of this article subsequently advocates for using "Rogers-Hölder Inequality" going forward.

#MathsHistory #maths

Last updated 2 years ago