Ivan Shishkin, Rye (1878)

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Functions whose derivatives grow fast

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Solution by Anduril · EN

If c<0c<0, the exponential function is a solution.
If c=0c=0 (also true if c<0c<0), xexp(2x)x\longmapsto exp(2x) works.
If c>0c>0, it is impossivle : let gg be fff'-f.

We have for every real xx : g(x)>cg(x)>c and g(x)>cg'(x)>c.

But by integrating the second inequality for x<0x<0 we have : g(x)<cx+g(0)g(x)<cx+g(0) so that g(x)<0g(x)<0 when xx approaches negative infinity.

That is contradictory with the first condition.

Note that if ff'' is not regular enough, we cannot integrate gg' but we can bypass this issue by using the Mean Value Theorem.

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