Operator revision of a Ky Fan type inequality
Let $\mathscr{H}$ be a complex Hilbert space and $A,B\in \mathbb{B}(\mathscr{H})$ such that $0<A,B\leq\frac{1}{2}I$. Setting $A':=I-A$ and $B':=I-B$, we prove $$ A'\nabla_λB'-A'!_λB' \leq A\nabla_λB-A!_λB, $$ where $\nabla_λ$ and $!_λ$ denote the weighted arithmetic and harmonic operator means, respectively. This inequality is the natural extension of a Ky Fan type inequality due to H. Alzer. Some parallel and related results are also obtained.
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