Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-15-2020
Abstract
The Karcher mean on the cone Ω of invertible positive elements of the C⁎-algebra B(E) of bounded operators on a Hilbert space E has recently been extended to a contractive barycentric map on the space of L1-probability measures on Ω. In this paper we first show that the barycenter satisfies the Karcher equation and then establish the uniqueness of the solution. Next we establish that the Karcher mean is real analytic in each of its coordinates, and use this fact to show that both the Karcher mean and Karcher barycenter map exist and are unique on any unital C⁎-algebra. The proof depends crucially on a recent result of the author giving a converse of the inverse function theorem.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications
Recommended Citation
Lawson, J. (2020). Existence and uniqueness of the Karcher mean on unital C⁎-algebras. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 483 (2) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmaa.2019.123625