A difference counterpart to a matrix Hölder inequality

We point out a sharp reverse Cauchy-Schwarz/Hölder matrix inequality. The Cauchy-Schwarz version involves the usual matrix geometric mean: Let A_i and B_i be positive definite matrices such that 0<mA_i?B_i?MA_i for some scalars 0<m?M and i=1,2,?,n. Then

     

A concavity inequality for symmetric norms

We review some recent convexity results for Hermitian matrices and we add a new one to the list: Let A be semidefinite positive, let Z be expansive, Z^∗Z?I, and let f:[0,∞)→[0,∞) be a concave function. Then, for all symmetric norms

‖f(Z^∗AZ)‖?‖Z^∗f(A)Z‖.     

A complement to monotonicity of generalized Furuta-type operator functions

Let A?B?0 with A>0, t∈[0,1] and p?1. Then we shall show that

     

Jensen’s inequality for operators without operator convexity

We give Jensen’s inequality for n-tuples of self-adjoint operators, unital n-tuples of positive linear mappings and real valued continuous convex functions with conditions on the bounds of the operators. We also study operator quasi-arithmetic means under the same conditions.     

Generalized matrix version of reverse Hölder inequality

A generalized matrix version of reverse Cauchy-Schwarz/Hölder inequality is proved. This includes the recent results proved by Bourin, Fujii, Lee, Niezgoda and Seo.     

A lenticular version of a von Neumann inequality

We generalize to lens-shaped domains the classical von Neumann inequality for the disk. Received: 29 March 2005; revised: 14 June 2005     

Characterizations of logA≥logB and normaloid operators via Heinz inequality

In 1951, Heinz showed the following useful norm inequality:If A, B0and XB(H), then AXB ^r X^1–r A ^r XB ^r holds for r [0, 1]. In this paper, we shall show the following two applications of this inequality:Firstly, by using Furuta inequality, we shall show an extension of Cordes inequality. And we shall show a characterization of chaotic order (i.e., logAlogB) by a norm inequality.Secondly, we shall study the condition under which , where is Aluthge transformation ofT. Moreover we shall show a characterization of normaloid operators (i.e.,r(T)=T) via Aluthge transformation.     

A Dunkl-Williams type inequality for absolute value operators

Dunkl and Williams showed that for any nonzero elements x,y in a normed linear space X

     

Some inequalities for the Euclidean operator radius of two operators in Hilbert spaces

Some sharp bounds for the Euclidean operator radius of two bounded linear operators in Hilbert spaces are given. Their connection with Kittaneh’s recent results which provide sharp upper and lower bounds for the numerical radius of linear operators are also established.     

λ-Aluthge Iteration and Spectral Radius

Let (H) be an invertible operator on the complex Hilbert space H. For 0 < λ < 1, we extend Yamazaki’s formula of the spectral radius in terms of the λ-Aluthge transform where T = U|T| is the polar decomposition of T. Namely, we prove that where r(T) is the spectral radius of T and ||| · ||| is a unitarily invariant norm such that (B(H), ||| · |||) is a Banach algebra with ||| I ||| = 1. In memory of my brother-in-law, Johnny Kei-Sun Man, who passed away on January 16, 2008, at the age of fifty nine.     

Operator extensions of Hua’s inequality

We give an extension of Hua’s inequality in pre-Hilbert C^∗-modules without using convexity or the classical Hua’s inequality. As a consequence, some known and new generalizations of this inequality are deduced. Providing a Jensen inequality in the content of Hilbert C^∗-modules, another extension of Hua’s inequality is obtained. We also present an operator Hua’s inequality, which is equivalent to operator convexity of given continuous real function.     

Recent developments of the operator Kantorovich inequality

First, we take a historical glimpse at some significant refinements and extensions of the Kantorovich inequality. Second, we present some operator Kantorovich inequalities involving unital positive linear mappings and the operator geometric mean in the framework of semi-inner product C^∗$C^{\ast }$-modules and give some new and classical results in a unified approach.     

An asymmetric Kadison’s inequality

Some inequalities for positive linear maps on matrix algebras are given, especially asymmetric extensions of Kadison’s inequality and several operator versions of Chebyshev’s inequality. We also discuss well-known results around the matrix geometric mean and connect it with complex interpolation.     

Strong monotonicity for various means

Point-wise monotonicity (in parameters) for various one-parameter families of scalar means such as power difference means, binomial means and Stolarsky means is well known, but norm comparison for corresponding operator means requires monotonicity in the sense of positive definiteness. Among other things we obtain monotonicity in the sense of infinite divisibility, which is much stronger than that in the sense of positive definiteness. These strong monotonicity results are proved based on explicit computations for measures in relevant Lévy–Khintchine (or actually Kolmogorov) formulas.     

Multi-variable weighted geometric means of positive definite matrices

We define a family of weighted geometric means {G(t;ω;A)}_t∈[0,1]ⁿ where ω and A vary over all positive probability vectors in Rⁿ and n-tuples of positive definite matrices resp. Each of these weighted geometric means interpolates between the weighted ALM (t=0_n) and BMP (t=1_n) geometric means (ALM and BMP geometric means have been defined by Ando-Li-Mathias and Bini-Meini-Poloni, respectively.) We show that the weighted geometric means satisfy multidimensional versions of all properties that one would expect for a two-variable weighted geometric mean.     

A new proof of an inequality of Bohr for Hilbert space operators

In this note we present a new proof and an extension of the Hilbert space operators version of an inequality by Bohr.     

Square of ω-hyponormal operators

In this paper, we show that ifT is a -hyponormal operator, thenT ² is also -hyponormal.     

Mourre's inequality and embedded bound states

A self-adjoint operator H with an eigenvalue λ embedded in the continuum spectrum is considered. Boundedness of all operators of the form AnP is proved, where P is the eigenprojection associated with λ and A is any self-adjoint operator satisfying Mourre's inequality in a neighborhood of λ and such that the higher commutators of H with A up to order n+2 are relatively bounded with respect to H.