Operator versions of inequalities and equalities on a Hilbert space (Q1375104)

Let \(T\) be a bounded linear operator on a Hilbert space \(H\) and \(\alpha\in[0,1]\). The author discusses the operator version of the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality \[ |(Tx,y)|\leq\| | T|^\alpha x\| \| | T^*|^{1-\alpha}y\| \] [see \textit{T. Furuta}, Proc. Am. Math. Soc. 97, 751-753 (1986; Zbl 0602.47005)] and shows its relation to other operator inequalities. Let \(\{w_k\}^n_1\subset H\) be a set of \(n\) vectors such that \(\{| T|^\alpha w_k\}^n_1\) is a set of orthonormal vectors. Then \[ \sum^n_1|(x, | T|^{2\alpha}w_k)|^2\leq\| | T|^\alpha x\|^2 \] is called the operator Bessel inequality. One of the results is the equivalence of the operator Cauchy-Schwarz and Bessel inequalities.