Singular value inequalities for commutators of Hilbert space operators (Q1014500)

The author proves several singular value inequalities for commutators of Hilbert space operators. It is shown, among other inequalities, that if \(A,B\) and \(X\) are operators on a complex separable Hilbert space such that \(A\) and \(B\) are positive and \(X\) is compact, then \(s_j(AX-XB)\leq\max(\| A\|,\| B\| )\, s_j(X\oplus X)\), where \(\|\cdot\| \) is the usual operator norm. The proofs are mainly based on the classical inequality \(s_j(XYZ) \leq\| X \|\,\| Z\|\,s_j(Y)\) whenever \(Y\) is compact, and on the inequality \(s_j(X+Y) \leq 2 \, s_j(X \oplus Y)\) for compact operators \(X\) and \(Y\), taken from [\textit{O.\,Hirzallah} and \textit{F.\,Kittaneh}, Linear Algebra Appl.\ 424, No.\,1, 71--82 (2007; Zbl 1116.47012)]. By considering two-dimensional examples, the author also shows the sharpness of some of the derived inequalities.