Linear preservers and quantum information science

In this article, a brief survey of recent results on linear preserver problems and quantum information science is given. In addition, characterization is obtained for linear operators φ on mn?×?mn Hermitian matrices such that φ(A???B) and A???B have the same spectrum for any m?×?m Hermitian A and n?×?n Hermitian B. Such a map has the form A???B???U(?₁(A)????₂(B))U* for mn?×?mn Hermitian matrices in tensor form A???B, where U is a unitary matrix, and for j?∈?{1,?2}, ? _j is the identity map?X???X or the transposition map?X???X ^t . The structure of linear maps leaving invariant the spectral radius of matrices in tensor form A???B is also obtained. The results are connected to bipartite (quantum) systems and are extended to multipartite systems.     

A note on linear preservers of certain ranks of tensor products of matrices

In this note, we give a simple proof as well as an extension of a very recent result of B. Zheng, J. Xu and A. Fosner concerning linear maps between vector spaces of complex square matrices that preserve the rank of tensor products of matrices by using a structure theorem of R. Westwick on linear maps between tensor product spaces that preserve non-zero decomposable elements.     

Linear operators preserving correlation matrices

The linear operators that map the set of real or complex (rank one) correlation matrices onto itself are characterized.

     

On jet-convex functions and their tensor products

In this article, we introduce necessary and sufficient conditions for the tensor product of two convex functions to be convex. For our analysis we introduce the notions of true convexity, jet-convexity, true jet-convexity as well as true log-convexity. The links between jet-convex and log-convex functions are elaborated. As an algebraic tool, we introduce the jet product of two symmetric matrices and study some of its properties. We illustrate our results by an application from global optimization, where a convex underestimator for the tensor product of two functions is constructed as the tensor product of convex underestimators of the single functions.     

Multiplicative maps preserving the higher rank numerical ranges and radii

Let M_n be the semigroup of n×n complex matrices under the usual multiplication, and let S be different subgroups or semigroups in M_n including the (special) unitary group, (special) general linear group, the semigroups of matrices with bounded ranks. Suppose Λ_k(A) is the rank-k numerical range and r_k(A) is the rank-k numerical radius of A∈M_n. Multiplicative maps ?:S→M_n satisfying r_k(?(A))=r_k(A) are characterized. From these results, one can deduce the structure of multiplicative preservers of Λ_k(A).     

Linear operators preserving the higher numerical radius of matrices

A linear operator T on a matrix space is said to be unital if T(I) = I. In this note we characterize the unital lineart operators on matrix spaces that preserve the k-numerical radius. Using the results obtained we easily determine the structure of all linear operators on the space of n × n complex matrices that preserve the k-numerical range. This completes the work of Pierce and Watking, who obtained the results for the cases when n ≠ n2k.     

Indefinite higher-rank numerical ranges

We investigate indefinite higher-rank numerical ranges of a wide class of J-Hermitian matrices, J?=?I _r ?⊕??I _n?r , 0?<?r?<?n (A?∈?C ^n×n is said to be J-Hermitian if A?=?JA*J). Particular attention is paid to aspects of the theory that parallel the case of Hermitian matrices.     

Linear operators preserving the numerical range (radius) on triangular matrices

We characterize those linear operators on triangular or diagonal matrices preserving the numerical range or radius.     

Biderivations on tensor products of algebras

Let A be a noncommutative unital prime algebra and let S be a commutative unital algebra over a field 𝔽. We describe the form of biderivations of the algebra A?S. As an application, we determine the form of commuting linear maps of A?S.     

Containment regions for zeros of polynomials from numerical ranges of companion matrices

Containment regions for the zeros of a monic polynomial are given with the aid of results for containment regions for the numerical range of certain bordered diagonal matrices which are applied to different types of companion matrices of the polynomial.     

矩阵空间上保弱伴随矩阵的线性映射

为了刻画矩阵空间上保弱伴随矩阵的线性映射f,引入了保弱伴随矩阵的概念,以矩阵的弱伴随矩阵为不变量,得到了当n≥3时数域F上从线性矩阵空间Mn×n（F）到Mm×m（F）的保弱伴随矩阵的线性映射f的形式．     

Linear maps preserving idempotency of products or triple jordan products of operators

Let be the algebra of all bounded linear operators on a complex Banach space . We give the concrete forms of linear surjective maps on which preserve the nonzero idempotency of either products of two operators or triple Jordan products of two operators.     

Adjacency preserving bijective maps on triangular matrices over any division ring

Let 𝕋 _n (D) be the set of n × n upper triangular matrices over a division ring D. We characterize the adjacency preserving bijective maps in both directions on 𝕋 _n (D) (n ≥ 3). As applications, we describe the ring semi-automorphisms and the Jordan automorphisms on upper triangular matrices over a simple Artinian ring.