Numerical radius and operator norm inequalities (Q1035508)

The authors show that, if \(A_i, B_i, X_i \in B(H)\,\,(i=1, \dots, n)\) and \(f, g\) are nonnegative continuous functions on \([0,\infty)\) so that \(f(t)g(t)=t\,\,(t\in[0,\infty))\), then \[ w^r\left(\sum_{i=1}^nA_i^*X_iB_i\right) \leq \frac{n^{r-1}}{2}\left\|\sum_{i=1}^n\left(\left(A_i^*g^2(|X_i^*|A_i\right)^r + \left(B_i^*f^2(|X_i|B_i\right)^r\right)\right\| \] for all \(r\geq 1\). This is a generalization of some results of \textit{M.\,El-Haddad} and \textit{F.\,Kittaneh} [Stud.\ Math.\ 182, No.\,2, 133--140 (2007; Zbl 1130.47003)]. A similar formula with the operator norm \(\|\cdot\|\) instead of the numerical radius \(w(\cdot)\) is also presented.