On the binary relation \leq_u on self-adjoint Hilbert space operators

Abstract: Given self-adjoint operators

A, B i n m a t h b b B (m a t h s c r H)

it is said

A l e q_{u} B

whenever

A l e q U^{*} B U

for some unitary operator

U

. We show that

A l e q_{u} B

if and only if

f (g (A)^{r}) l e q_{u} f (g (B)^{r})

for any increasing operator convex function

f

, any operator monotone function

g

and any positive number

r

. We present some sufficient conditions under which if

B l e q A l e q U^{*} B U

, then

B = A = U^{*} B U

. Finally we prove that if

A^{n} l e q U^{a} s t A^{n} U

for all

n i n m a t h b b N

, then

A = U^{a} s t A U

.

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