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Wirtinger inequality

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For f(0)=f(T)=0,
∫0T​∣f′∣2dt≥T2π2​∫0T​∣f∣2dt,
(1)
with equality for a multiple of sin(πt/T).
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Periodic Wirtinger inequality

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Wirtinger inequality
If a continuously differentiable L-periodic function f has mean zero, then
∫0L​f(s)2ds≤4π2L2​∫0L​f′(s)2ds.
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Equality holds exactly for f(s)=Acos(2πs/L)+Bsin(2πs/L).

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