Trace inequalities
In mathematics, there are many kinds of inequalities involving matrices and linear operators on Hilbert spaces. This article covers some important operator inequalities connected with traces of matrices.[1][2][3][4]
Basic definitions
Let Hn denote the space of Hermitian n×n matrices, Hn+ denote the set consisting of positive semi-definite n×n Hermitian matrices and Hn++ denote the set of positive definite Hermitian matrices. For operators on an infinite dimensional Hilbert space we require that they be trace class and self-adjoint, in which case similar definitions apply, but we discuss only matrices, for simplicity.
For any real-valued function f on an interval I ⊂ ℝ, one may define a matrix function f(A) for any operator A ∈ Hn with eigenvalues λ in I by defining it on the eigenvalues and corresponding projectors P as
- given the spectral decomposition
Operator monotone
A function f: I → ℝ defined on an interval I ⊂ ℝ is said to be operator monotone if ∀n, and all A,B ∈ Hn with eigenvalues in I, the following holds,
where the inequality A ≥ B means that the operator A − B ≥ 0 is positive semi-definite. One may check that f(A)=A2 is, in fact, not monotone!
Operator convex
A function is said to be operator convex if for all and all A,B ∈ Hn with eigenvalues in I, and , the following holds
Note that the operator has eigenvalues in , since and have eigenvalues in I.
A function is operator concave if is operator convex, i.e. the inequality above for is reversed.
Joint convexity
A function , defined on intervals is said to be jointly convex if for all and all with eigenvalues in and all with eigenvalues in , and any the following holds
A function g is jointly concave if −g is jointly convex, i.e. the inequality above for g is reversed.
Trace function
Given a function f: ℝ → ℝ, the associated trace function on Hn is given by
where A has eigenvalues λ and Tr stands for a trace of the operator.
Convexity and monotonicity of the trace function
Let f: ℝ → ℝ be continuous, and let n be any integer. Then, if is monotone increasing, so is on Hn.
Likewise, if is convex, so is on Hn, and it is strictly convex if f is strictly convex.
See proof and discussion in,[1] for example.
Löwner–Heinz theorem
For , the function is operator monotone and operator concave.
For , the function is operator monotone and operator concave.
For , the function is operator convex. Furthermore,
- is operator concave and operator monotone, while
- is operator convex.
The original proof of this theorem is due to K. Löwner who gave a necessary and sufficient condition for f to be operator monotone.[5] An elementary proof of the theorem is discussed in [1] and a more general version of it in.[6]
Klein's inequality
For all Hermitian n×n matrices A and B and all differentiable convex functions f: ℝ → ℝ with derivative f ' , or for all positive-definite Hermitian n×n matrices A and B, and all differentiable convex functions f:(0,∞) → ℝ, the following inequality holds,
In either case, if f is strictly convex, equality holds if and only if A = B. A popular choice in applications is f(t)=t logt, see below.
Proof
Let C = A − B so that, for 0 < t < 1,
- .
Define
By convexity and monotonicity of trace functions, φ is convex, and so for all 0 < t < 1,
and, in fact, the right hand side is monotone decreasing in t. Taking the limit t→0 yields Klein's inequality.
Note that if f is strictly convex and C≠ 0, then φ is strictly convex. The final assertion follows from this and the fact that is monotone decreasing in t.
Golden–Thompson inequality
In 1965, S. Golden [7] and C.J. Thompson [8] independently discovered that
For any matrices ,
This inequality can be generalized for three operators:[9] for non-negative operators ,
Peierls–Bogoliubov inequality
Let be such that Tr eR = 1. Defining g = Tr FeR, we have
The proof of this inequality follows from the above combined with Klein's inequality. Take f(x)= exp(x), A=R+F, and B=R+g I.[10]
Gibbs variational principle
Let be a self-adjoint operator such that is trace class. Then for any with
with equality if and only if .
Lieb's concavity theorem
The following theorem was proved by E. H. Lieb in.[9] It proves and generalizes a conjecture of E. P. Wigner, M. M. Yanase and F. J. Dyson.[11] Six years later other proofs were given by T. Ando [12] and B. Simon,[3] and several more have been given since then.
For all matrices , and all and such that and , with the real valued map on given by
- is jointly concave in
- is convex in .
Here stands for the adjoint operator of
Lieb's theorem
For a fixed Hermitian matrix , the function
is concave on .
The theorem and proof are due to E. H. Lieb,[9] Thm 6, where he obtains this theorem as a corollary of Lieb's concavity Theorem. The most direct proof is due to H. Epstein;[13] see M.B. Ruskai papers,[14][15] for a review of this argument.
Ando's convexity theorem
T. Ando's proof [12] of Lieb's concavity theorem led to the following significant complement to it:
For all matrices , and all and with , the real valued map on given by
is convex.
Joint convexity of relative entropy
For two operators define the following map
For density matrices and , the map is the Umegaki's quantum relative entropy.
Note that the non-negativity of follows from Klein's inequality with .
Statement
The map is jointly convex.
Proof
For all , is jointly concave, by Lieb's concavity theorem, and thus
is convex. But
and convexity is preserved in the limit.
The proof is due to G. Lindblad.[16]
Jensen's operator and trace inequalities
The operator version of Jensen's inequality is due to C. Davis.[17]
A continuous, real function on an interval satisfies Jensen's Operator Inequality if the following holds
for operators with and for self-adjoint operators with spectrum on .
See,[17][18] for the proof of the following two theorems.
Jensen's trace inequality
Let f be a continuous function defined on an interval I and let m and n be natural numbers. If f is convex, we then have the inequality
for all (X1, ... , Xn) self-adjoint m × m matrices with spectra contained in I and all (A1, ... , An) of m × m matrices with
- .
Conversely, if the above inequality is satisfied for some n and m, where n > 1, then f is convex.
Jensen's operator inequality
For a continuous function defined on an interval the following conditions are equivalent:
- is operator convex.
- For each natural number we have the inequality
for all bounded, self-adjoint operators on an arbitrary Hilbert space with spectra contained in and all on with .
- for each isometry on an infinite-dimensional Hilbert space and
every self-adjoint operator with spectrum in .
- for each projection on an infinite-dimensional Hilbert space , every self-adjoint operator with spectrum in and every in .
Araki-Lieb-Thirring inequality
E. H. Lieb and W. E. Thirring proved the following inequality in [19] in 1976: For any , and
In 1990 [20] H. Araki generalized the above inequality to the following one: For any , and
- for
and
- for
Lieb-Thirring inequality also enjoys the following generalization:[21] for any , and
Effros's theorem and its extension
E. Effros in [22] proved the following theorem.
If is an operator convex function, and and are commuting bounded linear operators, i.e. the commutator , the perspective
is jointly convex, i.e. if and with (i=1,2), ,
Ebadian et. al. later extended the inequality to the case where and do not commute . [23]
Von Neumann's trace inequality
Von Neumann's trace inequality, named after its originator John von Neumann, states that for any n × n complex matrices A, B with singular values and respectively,[24]
The equality is achieved when and are simultaneously unitarily diagonalizable (see trace).
See also
References
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