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Another logarithmic functional equation

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Let \( f :\,]0,\infty[\to \Bbb R \) be a real valued function on the set of positive reals. The functional equations¶¶\( f(x + y) - f(x) - f(y) = f(x^{-1} + y^{-1}) \)¶and¶\( f(xy) = f(x) + f(y) \)¶are equivalent to each other.

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Received: October 8, 1998; revised version: March 30, 1999.

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Heuvers, K. Another logarithmic functional equation. Aequ. math. 58, 260–264 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s000100050112

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