A generalization of Levinger's theorem to positive kernel operators

Abstract

We prove some inequalities for the spectral radius of positive operators on Banach function spaces. In particular, we show the following extension of Levinger's theorem. Let $K$ be a positive compact kernel operator on $L^2(X,\mu )$ with the spectral radius $r(K)$. Then the function $\varphi$ defined by $\varphi (t)=r(tK+(1-t)K^{\ast })$ is non-decreasing on $[0,1/2]$. We also prove that $\Vert A+B^{\ast }\Vert \ge 2\cdot \sqrt{r(AB)}$ for any positive operators $A$ and $B$ on $L^2(X,\mu )$.

11 pages. To appear in Glasgow Math. J

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