Monotonicity conjecture for weighted power means

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Let XX and YY be positive operators, and for p≥2p\geq2 define the weighted power mean (tXp+(1−t)Yp)1/p(tX^p+(1-t)Y^p)^{1/p} for 0≤t≤10\leq t\leq1. Power-mean monotonicity conjecture. The function

t⟼Tr⁡(Y−(tXp+(1−t)Yp)1/p)2t\longmapsto \operatorname{Tr}\bigl(Y-(tX^p+(1-t)Y^p)^{1/p}\bigr)^2

should be monotonically increasing on [0,1][0,1]. This extends the result stated in the source for 1≤p≤21\leq p\leq2; numerical evidence supports the larger range, while the source does not state a resolution.

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K. M. R. Audenaert and F. Kittaneh, “Problems and Conjectures in Matrix and Operator Inequalities”, arXiv:1201.5232 (2012).

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