Inequalities for generalized matrix function and inner product

Abstract: We present inequalities related to generalized matrix function for positive semidefinite block matrices. We introduce partial generalized matrix functions corresponding to partial traces, and then provide a unified extension of the recent inequalities due to Lin [Electron. J. Linear Algebra 27 (2014) 821-826], Zhang et al. [Linear Algebra Appl. 498 (2016) 99-105] and [Electron. J. Linear Algebra 27 (2014) 332-341] and a result of Choi [Linear Algebra Appl. 532 (2017) 1-7]. Moreover, we demonstrate the application of a positive semidefinite $3\times 3$ block matrix, which motivates us to give alternative proofs of Dragomir's inequality and Krein's inequality.