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このファイルは `LownerHeinzCore` の結果を、`L ℋ := ℋ →L[ℂ] ℋ`(有界線形作用素)に **特殊化して再公開する薄い wrapper** です。

- 証明は `simpa using` による Core の特殊化のみ(重複証明は書かない) - `B(ℋ)` 側では既存の Loewner order の ecosystem を尊重し、`spectralOrder` は導入しません (`spectralOrder` が必要な場合は `LownerHeinzCore.Spectral` を利用)

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Space of bounded linear operators B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H})

Given a complex inner product space H\mathcal{H} (which is also a normed additive commutative group), L(H)L(\mathcal{H}) denotes the space of bounded (continuous) linear operators from H\mathcal{H} to itself, commonly denoted as B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}).

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B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) is nontrivial

The space of bounded linear operators B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) on a complex inner product space H\mathcal{H} is nontrivial, meaning it contains at least two distinct elements.

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Non-negative operators in B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) have non-negative spectra (σ(A)[0,)\sigma(A) \subseteq [0, \infty) for A0A \geq 0)

Let H\mathcal{H} be a complex inner product space and B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) be the algebra of bounded linear operators on H\mathcal{H}. This theorem states that B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) belongs to the class of algebras where the spectrum of any non-negative operator is contained in the set of non-negative real numbers. That is, for any operator AB(H)A \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) such that A0A \geq 0, its spectrum σ(A)\sigma(A) satisfies σ(A)[0,)\sigma(A) \subseteq [0, \infty).

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B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) has a Continuous Functional Calculus for Self-Adjoint Operators over R\mathbb{R}

Let H\mathcal{H} be a complex inner product space and B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) denote the space of bounded linear operators on H\mathcal{H}. There exists a continuous functional calculus for the set of self-adjoint operators in B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) associated with continuous functions from R\mathbb{R} to R\mathbb{R}.

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Continuous functional calculus f(A)f(A) for AB(H)A \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H})

Given a real-valued function f:RRf: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} and a bounded linear operator AB(H)A \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) acting on a complex Hilbert space H\mathcal{H}, this definition represents the operator f(A)B(H)f(A) \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) obtained via the continuous functional calculus. This is a specialization of the general CC^*-algebraic functional calculus to the algebra of bounded operators on a Hilbert space.

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ff is operator monotone on B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H})

A function f:RRf: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} is operator monotone on the space of bounded linear operators B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) if for any pair of non-negative operators A,BB(H)A, B \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) such that 0BA0 \le B \le A in the Loewner order, the inequality f(B)f(A)f(B) \le f(A) holds, where f(A)f(A) and f(B)f(B) are the operators obtained via the continuous functional calculus.

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ff is operator monotone on ss for operators in B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H})

Let H\mathcal{H} be a complex Hilbert space and B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) be the space of bounded linear operators on H\mathcal{H}. A function f:RRf: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} is said to be operator monotone on a set sRs \subseteq \mathbb{R} if for any two self-adjoint operators A,BB(H)A, B \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) such that their spectra σ(A)\sigma(A) and σ(B)\sigma(B) are contained in ss, the inequality BAB \le A implies f(B)f(A)f(B) \le f(A). Here, \le denotes the Loewner order (i.e., BAB \le A if ABA - B is a positive semi-definite operator), and the operators f(A)f(A) and f(B)f(B) are defined via the continuous functional calculus.

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Operator antitone function on B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H})

A function f:RRf: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} is operator antitone on the space of bounded linear operators B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) (where H\mathcal{H} is a complex Hilbert space) if for any two self-adjoint operators A,BB(H)A, B \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}), the operator inequality BAB \le A implies f(A)f(B)f(A) \le f(B) in the Loewner order, where f(A)f(A) and f(B)f(B) are defined via the continuous functional calculus.

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Operator antitone function on ss for B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H})

Let H\mathcal{H} be a complex Hilbert space and B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) be the algebra of bounded linear operators on H\mathcal{H}. For a set sRs \subseteq \mathbb{R}, a function f:RRf: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} is said to be operator antitone on ss if for all A,BB(H)A, B \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) whose spectra satisfy σ(A)s\sigma(A) \subseteq s and σ(B)s\sigma(B) \subseteq s, the operator inequality BAB \le A implies f(A)f(B)f(A) \le f(B) in the Loewner order, where f(A)f(A) and f(B)f(B) are defined via the continuous functional calculus.

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Operator convexity of ff on B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H})

Given a complex Hilbert space H\mathcal{H}, a function f:RRf: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} is operator convex if for any two bounded linear operators A,BB(H)A, B \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) and any scalar t[0,1]t \in [0, 1], the inequality f((1t)A+tB)(1t)f(A)+tf(B)f((1 - t)A + tB) \leq (1 - t)f(A) + tf(B) holds, where the inequality \leq denotes the standard Loewner partial order on self-adjoint elements in B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) and ff is applied via the continuous functional calculus.

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Operator convexity of ff on ss for B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H})

Let H\mathcal{H} be a complex Hilbert space and B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) be the space of bounded linear operators on H\mathcal{H}. A function f:RRf: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} is said to be **operator convex** on a set sRs \subseteq \mathbb{R} for the space B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) if for all self-adjoint operators A,BB(H)A, B \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) whose spectra σ(A)\sigma(A) and σ(B)\sigma(B) are contained in ss, and for any t[0,1]t \in [0, 1], the following inequality holds in the operator (Löwner) order: f((1t)A+tB)(1t)f(A)+tf(B)f((1 - t)A + tB) \leq (1 - t)f(A) + tf(B) where f(A),f(B),f(A), f(B), and f((1t)A+tB)f((1 - t)A + tB) are defined via the continuous functional calculus for self-adjoint operators.

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Operator concavity of ff on B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H})

Let H\mathcal{H} be a complex Hilbert space and B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) be the space of bounded linear operators on H\mathcal{H}. A function f:RRf: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} is **operator concave** if for all self-adjoint operators A,BB(H)A, B \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) and any scalar t[0,1]t \in [0, 1], the inequality f((1t)A+tB)(1t)f(A)+tf(B)f((1 - t)A + tB) \geq (1 - t)f(A) + tf(B) holds, where the inequality \geq denotes the standard Löwner partial order on self-adjoint operators and the function application f()f(\cdot) is defined via the continuous functional calculus.

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Operator concavity of ff on ss for B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H})

Let H\mathcal{H} be a complex Hilbert space and B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) be the space of bounded linear operators on H\mathcal{H}. A function f:RRf: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} is said to be **operator concave** on a set sRs \subseteq \mathbb{R} for the space B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) if for all self-adjoint operators A,BB(H)A, B \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) whose spectra σ(A)\sigma(A) and σ(B)\sigma(B) are contained in ss, and for any t[0,1]t \in [0, 1], the following inequality holds in the operator (Löwner) order: f((1t)A+tB)(1t)f(A)+tf(B)f((1 - t)A + tB) \geq (1 - t)f(A) + tf(B) where f(A),f(B),f(A), f(B), and f((1t)A+tB)f((1 - t)A + tB) are defined via the continuous functional calculus for self-adjoint operators.

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ff is operator monotone for all Hilbert spaces H\mathcal{H}

A function f:RRf: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} is operator monotone over all Hilbert spaces if for every non-trivial complex Hilbert space H\mathcal{H} in the universe uu, ff is operator monotone on the space of bounded linear operators B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}). This means that for any pair of operators A,BB(H)A, B \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) satisfying 0BA0 \le B \le A in the Loewner order, the inequality f(B)f(A)f(B) \le f(A) holds, where f(A)f(A) and f(B)f(B) are the operators obtained via the continuous functional calculus.

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ff is operator monotone on ss for all Hilbert spaces

Let f:RRf: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} be a function and sRs \subseteq \mathbb{R} be a set. The property `OperatorMonotoneOnAll s f` holds if for every non-trivial complex Hilbert space H\mathcal{H}, the function ff is operator monotone on ss. That is, for any complex Hilbert space H\mathcal{H} and any two self-adjoint bounded linear operators A,BB(H)A, B \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) with spectra σ(A),σ(B)s\sigma(A), \sigma(B) \subseteq s, the inequality BAB \le A in the Loewner order implies f(B)f(A)f(B) \le f(A), where the operators f(A)f(A) and f(B)f(B) are defined via the continuous functional calculus.

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Operator antitone ff on all Hilbert spaces

A function f:RRf: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} is operator antitone on all Hilbert spaces if for every complex Hilbert space H\mathcal{H} and for any two self-adjoint bounded linear operators A,BB(H)A, B \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}), the inequality BAB \le A in the Loewner order implies f(A)f(B)f(A) \le f(B), where the operators f(A)f(A) and f(B)f(B) are defined via the continuous functional calculus.

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ff is operator antitone on ss for all Hilbert spaces H\mathcal{H}

For a set sRs \subseteq \mathbb{R} and a function f:RRf : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}, this property states that ff is operator antitone on ss for every nontrivial complex Hilbert space H\mathcal{H} in universe uu. Specifically, for any such H\mathcal{H} and any bounded linear operators A,BB(H)A, B \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) whose spectra σ(A)\sigma(A) and σ(B)\sigma(B) are contained in ss, the inequality BAB \le A in the Loewner order implies f(A)f(B)f(A) \le f(B).

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Operator convexity of ff on all Hilbert spaces

A function f:RRf: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} satisfies this property if, for every non-trivial complex Hilbert space H\mathcal{H}, the function ff is operator convex on B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}). That is, for any two bounded self-adjoint linear operators A,BB(H)A, B \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) and any scalar t[0,1]t \in [0, 1], the inequality f((1t)A+tB)(1t)f(A)+tf(B)f((1 - t)A + tB) \leq (1 - t)f(A) + tf(B) holds, where \leq denotes the Loewner partial order and ff is applied to the operators via the continuous functional calculus.

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Operator convexity of ff on ss for all Hilbert spaces

Let sRs \subseteq \mathbb{R} be a set and f:RRf: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} be a function. ff is **operator convex on ss for all Hilbert spaces** if for every non-trivial complex Hilbert space H\mathcal{H} in the universe uu, ff is operator convex on ss for the space of bounded linear operators B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}). This means that for every such H\mathcal{H}, for all self-adjoint operators A,BB(H)A, B \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) whose spectra σ(A)\sigma(A) and σ(B)\sigma(B) are contained in ss, and for any t[0,1]t \in [0, 1], the following inequality holds in the Löwner order: f((1t)A+tB)(1t)f(A)+tf(B)f((1 - t)A + tB) \leq (1 - t)f(A) + tf(B) where the operators f(A),f(B)f(A), f(B), and f((1t)A+tB)f((1 - t)A + tB) are defined via the continuous functional calculus.

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Operator concavity of ff on all Hilbert spaces

Let f:RRf: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} be a function. ff satisfies this property if, for every non-trivial complex Hilbert space H\mathcal{H}, the function ff is operator concave on the space of bounded linear operators B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}). That is, for any two bounded self-adjoint linear operators A,BB(H)A, B \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) and any scalar t[0,1]t \in [0, 1], the inequality f((1t)A+tB)(1t)f(A)+tf(B)f((1 - t)A + tB) \geq (1 - t)f(A) + tf(B) holds, where \geq denotes the Löwner partial order and the function ff is applied to the operators via the continuous functional calculus.

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Operator concavity of ff on ss for all Hilbert spaces

Let sRs \subseteq \mathbb{R} be a set and f:RRf: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} be a function. ff is **operator concave on ss for all Hilbert spaces** if for every non-trivial complex Hilbert space H\mathcal{H} in the universe uu, ff is operator concave on ss for the space of bounded linear operators B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}). This means that for every such H\mathcal{H}, for all self-adjoint operators A,BB(H)A, B \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) whose spectra σ(A)\sigma(A) and σ(B)\sigma(B) are contained in ss, and for any t[0,1]t \in [0, 1], the following inequality holds in the Löwner order: f((1t)A+tB)(1t)f(A)+tf(B)f((1 - t)A + tB) \geq (1 - t)f(A) + tf(B) where the operators f(A),f(B)f(A), f(B), and f((1t)A+tB)f((1 - t)A + tB) are defined via the continuous functional calculus for self-adjoint operators.

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Operator Convexity Implies Convexity on R\mathbb{R}

Let H\mathcal{H} be a complex Hilbert space and f:RRf: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} be a function. If ff is operator convex on the space of bounded linear operators B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}), then ff is a convex function on R\mathbb{R}.

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Operator convexity implies continuity on R\mathbb{R}

Let H\mathcal{H} be a complex Hilbert space and B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) be the space of bounded linear operators on H\mathcal{H}. If a function f:RRf: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} is operator convex on B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}), then ff is continuous on the entire real line R\mathbb{R}.

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Operator Convexity Implies Continuity on σ(A)σ(B)\sigma(A) \cup \sigma(B)

Let H\mathcal{H} be a complex Hilbert space and B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) be the space of bounded linear operators on H\mathcal{H}. If a function f:RRf: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} is operator convex, then for any two operators A,BB(H)A, B \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}), ff is continuous on the union of their spectra σ(A)σ(B)\sigma(A) \cup \sigma(B).

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x1/xx \mapsto 1/x is operator antitone on (0,)(0, \infty)

Let H\mathcal{H} be a complex Hilbert space and B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) be the algebra of bounded linear operators on H\mathcal{H}. The function f:(0,)Rf: (0, \infty) \to \mathbb{R} defined by f(x)=1xf(x) = \frac{1}{x} is operator antitone. That is, for any A,BB(H)A, B \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) whose spectra satisfy σ(A)(0,)\sigma(A) \subseteq (0, \infty) and σ(B)(0,)\sigma(B) \subseteq (0, \infty), the operator inequality BAB \le A in the Loewner order implies A1B1A^{-1} \le B^{-1}.

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x1/xx \mapsto 1/x is operator convex on (0,)(0, \infty)

Let H\mathcal{H} be a complex Hilbert space. The function f:(0,)Rf: (0, \infty) \to \mathbb{R} defined by f(x)=1xf(x) = \frac{1}{x} is operator convex on the interval (0,)(0, \infty). Specifically, for any self-adjoint operators A,BA, B on H\mathcal{H} whose spectra are contained in (0,)(0, \infty), and for any t[0,1]t \in [0, 1], the inequality ((1t)A+tB)1(1t)A1+tB1 ((1 - t)A + tB)^{-1} \leq (1 - t)A^{-1} + tB^{-1} holds in the operator (Löwner) order.

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The function f(x)=1x+tf(x) = \frac{1}{x+t} is operator antitone on [0,)[0, \infty) for t>0t > 0

Let H\mathcal{H} be a complex Hilbert space and B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) be the algebra of bounded linear operators on H\mathcal{H}. For any real number t>0t > 0, the function f:[0,)Rf: [0, \infty) \to \mathbb{R} defined by f(x)=1x+tf(x) = \frac{1}{x + t} is operator antitone on [0,)[0, \infty). That is, for any two self-adjoint operators A,BB(H)A, B \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) whose spectra σ(A)\sigma(A) and σ(B)\sigma(B) are contained in [0,)[0, \infty), if BAB \le A in the Loewner order, then f(A)f(B)f(A) \le f(B).

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The function x1x+tx \mapsto \frac{1}{x+t} is operator convex on [0,)[0, \infty) for t>0t > 0

Let H\mathcal{H} be a complex Hilbert space and B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) be the space of bounded linear operators on H\mathcal{H}. For any real number t>0t > 0, the function f:[0,)Rf: [0, \infty) \to \mathbb{R} defined by f(x)=1x+tf(x) = \frac{1}{x + t} is operator convex on the interval [0,)[0, \infty). This means that for any two self-adjoint operators A,BB(H)A, B \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) with spectra σ(A),σ(B)[0,)\sigma(A), \sigma(B) \subseteq [0, \infty) and any λ[0,1]\lambda \in [0, 1], the following inequality holds in the Löwner order: ((1λ)A+λB+tI)1(1λ)(A+tI)1+λ(B+tI)1 ((1 - \lambda)A + \lambda B + tI)^{-1} \le (1 - \lambda)(A + tI)^{-1} + \lambda(B + tI)^{-1} where II is the identity operator.

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xxx+tx \mapsto \frac{x}{x+t} is operator monotone on [0,)[0, \infty) for t>0t > 0

For any real number t>0t > 0, the function f:[0,)Rf: [0, \infty) \to \mathbb{R} defined by f(x)=xx+tf(x) = \frac{x}{x + t} is operator monotone on the interval [0,)[0, \infty). Specifically, for any two self-adjoint bounded linear operators AA and BB on a complex Hilbert space H\mathcal{H} such that their spectra σ(A)\sigma(A) and σ(B)\sigma(B) are contained in [0,)[0, \infty), the inequality BAB \le A in the Loewner order (meaning ABA - B is a positive semi-definite operator) implies that f(B)f(A)f(B) \le f(A), where the operators f(A)f(A) and f(B)f(B) are defined via the continuous functional calculus.

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The function xxx+tx \mapsto \frac{x}{x+t} is operator concave on [0,)[0, \infty) for t>0t > 0

Let H\mathcal{H} be a complex Hilbert space and B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) be the space of bounded linear operators on H\mathcal{H}. For any real number t>0t > 0, the function f:[0,)Rf: [0, \infty) \to \mathbb{R} defined by f(x)=xx+tf(x) = \frac{x}{x + t} is operator concave on the interval [0,)[0, \infty). Specifically, for any two self-adjoint operators A,BB(H)A, B \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) whose spectra σ(A)\sigma(A) and σ(B)\sigma(B) are contained in [0,)[0, \infty), and for any λ[0,1]\lambda \in [0, 1], the following inequality holds in the Löwner order: ((1λ)A+λB)((1λ)A+λB+tI)1(1λ)A(A+tI)1+λB(B+tI)1 ((1 - \lambda)A + \lambda B)((1 - \lambda)A + \lambda B + tI)^{-1} \ge (1 - \lambda)A(A + tI)^{-1} + \lambda B(B + tI)^{-1} where II is the identity operator on H\mathcal{H}.

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xpx^p is operator monotone on [0,)[0, \infty) for p[0,1]p \in [0, 1]

Let H\mathcal{H} be a complex Hilbert space and B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) be the space of bounded linear operators on H\mathcal{H}. For any p[0,1]p \in [0, 1], the function f(x)=xpf(x) = x^p is operator monotone on the interval [0,)[0, \infty). Specifically, for any two self-adjoint operators A,BB(H)A, B \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) such that their spectra σ(A)\sigma(A) and σ(B)\sigma(B) are contained in [0,)[0, \infty), if BAB \le A (where \le denotes the Loewner order), then BpApB^p \le A^p.

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The power function xpx^p is operator concave on [0,)[0, \infty) for p[0,1]p \in [0, 1]

Let H\mathcal{H} be a complex Hilbert space and B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) be the space of bounded linear operators on H\mathcal{H}. For any p[0,1]p \in [0, 1], the power function f(x)=xpf(x) = x^p is operator concave on the interval [0,)[0, \infty). Specifically, for all self-adjoint operators A,BB(H)A, B \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) whose spectra σ(A)\sigma(A) and σ(B)\sigma(B) are contained in [0,)[0, \infty), and for any t[0,1]t \in [0, 1], the following inequality holds in the Löwner order: ((1t)A+tB)p(1t)Ap+tBp((1 - t)A + tB)^p \geq (1 - t)A^p + tB^p where Ap,Bp,A^p, B^p, and ((1t)A+tB)p((1 - t)A + tB)^p are defined via the continuous functional calculus for self-adjoint operators.

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The power function xpx^p is operator convex on [0,)[0, \infty) for p[1,2]p \in [1, 2]

Let H\mathcal{H} be a complex Hilbert space and B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) be the space of bounded linear operators on H\mathcal{H}. For any p[1,2]p \in [1, 2], the power function f(x)=xpf(x) = x^p is operator convex on the interval [0,)[0, \infty). That is, for all self-adjoint operators A,BB(H)A, B \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) with spectra σ(A),σ(B)[0,)\sigma(A), \sigma(B) \subseteq [0, \infty), and for any t[0,1]t \in [0, 1], the following inequality holds in the Löwner order: ((1t)A+tB)p(1t)Ap+tBp((1 - t)A + tB)^p \leq (1 - t)A^p + tB^p

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xxpx \mapsto -x^p is operator monotone for p[1,0]p \in [-1, 0] on (0,)(0, \infty)

Let H\mathcal{H} be a complex Hilbert space and B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) be the space of bounded linear operators on H\mathcal{H}. For any real number pp in the interval [1,0][-1, 0], the function f(x)=xpf(x) = -x^p is operator monotone on (0,)(0, \infty). Specifically, for any two self-adjoint operators A,BB(H)A, B \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) whose spectra σ(A)\sigma(A) and σ(B)\sigma(B) are contained in (0,)(0, \infty), if BAB \le A in the Loewner order, then BpAp-B^p \le -A^p. Here, \le denotes the Loewner order (where BAB \le A if ABA - B is a positive semi-definite operator) and the operators are defined via the continuous functional calculus.

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xxpx \mapsto -x^p is operator concave for p[1,0]p \in [-1, 0] on (0,)(0, \infty)

Let H\mathcal{H} be a complex Hilbert space and B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) be the space of bounded linear operators on H\mathcal{H}. For any real number p[1,0]p \in [-1, 0], the function f(x)=xpf(x) = -x^p is operator concave on the interval (0,)(0, \infty). That is, for any two self-adjoint operators A,BB(H)A, B \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) whose spectra σ(A)\sigma(A) and σ(B)\sigma(B) are contained in (0,)(0, \infty), and for any t[0,1]t \in [0, 1], the following inequality holds in the Löwner order: ((1t)A+tB)p(1t)AptBp-((1 - t)A + tB)^p \geq -(1 - t)A^p - tB^p where the power of the operators is defined via the continuous functional calculus.