For a continuous and positive function w(λ), λ > 0 and μ a positive measure on (0,∞) we consider the following integral transform
????(w,μ)(T) := ∫0∞w(λ)(λ+T)-1dμ(λ),
where the integral is assumed to exist for T a positive operator on a complex Hilbert space H.
Assume that A≥α>0, δ≥B>0 and 0<m≤B-A≤M for some constants α, δ, m, M. Then
0 ≤ -m????'(w,μ)(δ) ≤ ????(w,μ)(A)-????(w,μ)(B) ≤ -M????'(w,μ)(α),
where ????'(w,μ)(t) is the derivative of ????(w,μ)(t) as a function of t>0.
If f:[0,∞)→ℝ is operator monotone on [0,∞) with f(0)=0, then
0 ≤ m/δ2[f(δ)-f'(δ)δ] ≤ f(A)A-1-f(B)B-1 ≤ M/α2[f(α)-f'(α)α].
Some examples for operator convex functions as well as for integral transforms ????(·,·) related to the exponential and logarithmic functions are also provided.
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Vol. 37 No. 2 (2023)
Published: 2023-09-21