Journal of Inequalities and Applications 
Volume 2008 (2008), Article ID 656329, 14 pages
doi:10.1155/2008/656329
Research Article

Generating Functions for the Mean Value of a Function on a Sphere and Its Associated Ball in Rn

Antonela Toma

Department of Mathematics II, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Splaiul Independenţei 313, 060042 Bucharest, Romania

Received 20 April 2008; Accepted 22 May 2008

Recommended by Patricia Wong

Abstract

We define two functions which determine the properties and the representation of the mean value of a function on a ball and on its associated sphere. Using these two functions, we obtain Pizzetti's formula in Rn as well as a similar formula for the mean value of a function on the ball associated to the sphere. We also give the expressions of the remainders in these two formulas, using the surface integral on a sphere.