A CHARACTERIZATION OF CONVEX FUNCTIONS AND ITS APPLICATION TO OPERATOR MONOTONE FUNCTIONS
We give a characterization of convex functions in terms of dier- ence among values of a function. As an application, we propose an estimation of operator monotone functions: If A > B 0 and f is operator monotone on (0,1), then f(A) f(B) f(kBk+ ) f(kBk) > 0, where = k(A B) 1 k 1 .
Furuta's inequality and its application to Ando's theorem
Abstract As a continuation of preceding notes, we discuss Furuta's inequality under the “chaotic order” defined by log A ⩾ log B for positive invertible operators A and B , which is applied to a generalization of Ando's theorem. Consequently we obtain Furuta's inequality under the chaotic order.
On Hilbert's thirteenth problem and related questions
Hilbert's thirteenth problem involves the study of solutions of algebraic equations. The object is to obtain a complexity estimate for an algebraic function. As of now, the problem remains open. There are only a few partial algebraic results in this connection, but at the same time the problem has stimulated a series of studies in the theory of functions with their subsequent applications. The most brilliant result in this cycle is Kolmogorov's theorem on superpositions of continuous functions.