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Weak majorization inequalities for the cubic and quartic coefficients of $e^{(A+B)t}$ versus $e^{At}e^{Bt}$

Functional Analysis 2026-01-13 v1

Abstract

Let A,BHnA,B\in\mathbb{H}_n and set H=A+BH=A+B. For each integer k1k\ge 1 define Qk:=p=0k(kp)ApBkp,Rk:=Qk=Qk+Qk2. Q_k:=\sum_{p=0}^k \binom{k}{p} A^pB^{k-p}, R_k:=\Re\,Q_k=\frac{Q_k+Q_k^*}{2}. Then Hk=dkdtkeHtt=0H^k=\left.\frac{d^k}{dt^k}e^{Ht}\right|_{t=0} and Qk=dkdtk(eAteBt)t=0Q_k=\left.\frac{d^k}{dt^k}(e^{At}e^{Bt})\right|_{t=0}. We prove that, for k=3,4,k=3,4, λ(Hk)wσ(Qk). \lambda(H^k)\prec_w \sigma(Q_k). Equivalently, the eigenvalues of the cubic and quartic Taylor coefficients of e(A+B)te^{(A+B)t} are weakly majorized by the singular values of the corresponding coefficients of the Golden--Thompson product eAteBte^{At}e^{Bt}. Our argument combines Ky Fan variational principles with explicit commutator identitiesfor RkHkR_k-H^k at orders k=3,4k=3,4, reducing the problem to the positivity of certain double-commutator trace forms tested against Ky Fan maximizing projections. We also record a general sufficient condition for higher orders based on commutator decompositions.

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@article{arxiv.2601.07286,
  title  = {Weak majorization inequalities for the cubic and quartic coefficients of $e^{(A+B)t}$ versus $e^{At}e^{Bt}$},
  author = {Teng Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.07286},
  year   = {2026}
}

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