Around Choi inequalities for positive linear maps (Q609477)

Let \(\Phi\) be a unital positive linear map between two matrix algebras \({\mathcal A}\) and \({\mathcal B}\) and let \(A\in {\mathcal A}\) be positive. \textit{J.-C.\thinspace Bourin} and \textit{E.\,Ricard} [Linear Algebra Appl.\ 433, No.\,3, 499--510 (2010; Zbl 1208.15019)] showed that, if \(0 \leq p \leq q\), then \(|\Phi(A^p)\Phi(A^q)| \leq \Phi(A^{p+q})\). \textit{M.-D.\thinspace Choi} [Ill.\ J.\ Math.\ 18, 565--574 (1974; Zbl 0293.46043)] proved that, if \(1\leq p \leq 2\), then \(\Phi(A)^p\leq\Phi(A^p)\). Using some ideas of the first mentioned paper, the author interpolates the inequalities above by establishing that, if \(0\leq p\leq q\) and \(\frac{q}{q+p} \leq r\leq \frac{2q}{q+p}\), then \(|\Phi(A^p)^r\Phi(A^q)^r|\leq \Phi(A^{(p+q)r})\). He also presents an asymmetric variant of \(\Phi(A)^{-1}\leq \Phi(A^{-1})\).