Differential analysis of matrix convex functions

DOI10.1016/J.LAA.2006.06.018MaRDI QIDQ865452zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Frank-Peter Hansen, Jun Tomiyama

Publication date 14 February 2007

Published in Linear Algebra and its Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0601290

zbMATH Keywords

divided differencespolynomial

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Convexity of real functions in one variable, generalizations (26A51) Linear operator inequalities (47A63)

Abstract: We analyze matrix convex functions of a fixed order defined on a real interval by differential methods as opposed to the characterization in terms of divided differences given by Kraus. We obtain for each order conditions for matrix convexity which are necessary and locally sufficient, and they allow us to prove the existence of gaps between classes of matrix convex functions of successive orders, and to give explicit examples of the type of functions contained in each of these gaps. The given conditions are shown to be also globally sufficient for matrix convexity of order two. We finally introduce a fractional transformation which connects the set of matrix monotone functions of each order n with the set of matrix convex functions of order n+1.

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