文摘
We study a Turán extremal problem on the largest mean value of a <math>1math>-periodic even function with nonnegative Fourier coefficients, fixed value at zero, and support on a closed interval <math>[-h,h]math>, <math>0<h\le1/2math>. We show how the solution of this extremal problem for rational numbers <math>h=p/qmath> is related to the solution of two finite-dimensional problems of linear programming. The solution of the Turán problem for rational numbers <math>hmath> of the form <math>2/qmath>, <math>3/qmath>, <math>4/qmath>, <math>p/(2p+ \nomathbreak 1)math> is obtained. Applications of the Turán problem to analytic number theory are given.