Inequalities for C-S seminorms and Lieb functions

  • Roger A. Horn*
  • , Xingzhi Zhan
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

22 Scopus citations

Abstract

Let Mn be the space of n × n complex matrices. A seminorm ∥ · ∥ on Mn is said to be a C-S seminorm if ∥A* A∥ = ∥AA*∥ for all A ∈ Mn and ∥A∥ ≤ ∥B∥ whenever A, B, and B-A are positive semidefinite. If ∥ · ∥ is any nontrivial C-S seminorm on Mn, we show that ∥|A∥| is a unitarily invariant norm on Mn, which permits many known inequalities for unitarily invariant norms to be generalized to the setting of C-S seminorms. We prove a new inequality for C-S seminorms that includes as special cases inequalities of Bhatia et al., for unitarily invariant norms. Finally, we observe that every C-S seminorm belongs to the larger class of Lieb functions, and we prove some new inequalities for this larger class.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)103-113
Number of pages11
JournalLinear Algebra and Its Applications
Volume291
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Apr 1999
Externally publishedYes

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Inequalities for C-S seminorms and Lieb functions'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this