4 Ongoing work
In this section, we discuss the SOC-monotonicity for the function ln(x) proposed in [7].
For any x = (x 1 , x 2 ) ∈ int(K n ), ln(x) is well defined and
ln(x) =
1 2
Ã
ln ³ x 2 1 − kx 2 k 2 ´ , ln
à x 1 + kx 2 k x 1 − kx 2 k
! x 2 kx 2 k
!
if x 2 6= 0,
ln(x 1 )(1, 0) if x 2 = 0.
Proposition 4.1 For f : (0, ∞) → R be f (t) = ln(t) , then f is SOC-monotone on (0, ∞) .
Proof. For any x = (x 1 , x 2 ) Â
Kn0 and y = (y 1 , y 2 ) Â
Kn0 , we have the following
inequalities :
x 1 + kx 2 k ≥ x 1 − kx 2 k > 0 y 1 + ky 2 k ≥ y 1 − ky 2 k > 0
|hx 2 , y 2 i| ≤ kx 2 k · ky 2 k ≤ x 1 y 1 . Suppose x º
Kny which implies x − y º
Kn0, we also know
x 1 − y 1 ≥ kx 2 − y 2 k ≥ 0 .
According to the condition of SOC-monotone (12), it suffices to show ln(x) º
Knln(y) . We shall consider the following three cases : (i) x 2 = 0, y 2 = 0 (ii) x 2 6= 0, y 2 = 0 (iii) x 2 6= 0, y 2 6= 0.
Case(i) : x 2 = 0, y 2 = 0
Since ln x = (ln x 1 , 0) and ln y = (ln y 1 , 0), then ln x − ln y = (ln x 1 − ln y 1 , 0) ln x 1 − ln y 1 = ln x 1
y 1 > ln y 1
y 1 = ln 1 = 0.
Therefore ,
ln x − ln y º
Kn0 ⇒ ln x º
Knln y.
Case(ii) : x 2 6= 0, y 2 = 0 Since ln x = 1
2
Ã
ln ³ x 2 1 − kx 2 k 2 ´ , ln
à x 1 + kx 2 k x 1 − kx 2 k
! x 2
kx 2 k
!
and ln y = (ln y 1 , 0),
then ln x − ln y = 1 2
Ã
ln ³ x 2 1 − kx 2 k 2 ´ − 2 ln y 1 , ln
à x 1 + kx 2 k x 1 − kx 2 k
! x 2 kx 2 k
!
. We denote ln x − ln y := 1
2 ( Ξ 1 , Ξ 2 ) ,where
Ξ 1 = ln (x 2 1 − kx 2 k 2 ) − 2 ln y 1 Ξ 2 = ln
à x 1 + kx 2 k x 1 − kx 2 k
! x 2 kx 2 k .
To prove f is SOC-monotone, it suffices to verify two thing : Ξ 1 ≥ 0 and kΞ 2 k ≤ Ξ 1 . (1) First, we verify that Ξ 1 ≥ 0.
Ξ 1 = ln ³ x 2 1 − kx 2 k 2 ´ − 2 ln y 1 = ln det(x) − ln det(y) = ln det(x) det(y) .
Based on the Property 2.4(a), if x º
Kny, then det(x) ≥ det(y). Hence, we get Ξ 1 ≥ 0.
(2) Second, we remains to show that Ξ 2 1 − kΞ 2 k 2 ≥ 0 . Ξ 2 1 − kΞ 2 k 2
=
·
ln ³ x 2 1 − kx 2 k 2 ´ − 2 ln y 1
¸ 2
−
° °
° °
° ln
à x 1 + kx 2 k x 1 − kx 2 k
! x 2 kx 2 k
° °
° °
°
2
=
·
ln ³ x 2 1 − kx 2 k 2 ´ − 2 ln y 1
¸ 2
−
"
ln
à x 1 + kx 2 k x 1 − kx 2 k
! # 2
=
"
ln ³ x 2 1 − kx 2 k 2 ´ − 2 ln y 1 + ln
à x 1 + kx 2 k x 1 − kx 2 k
!#
·
"
ln ³ x 2 1 − kx 2 k 2 ´ − 2 ln y 1 − ln
à x 1 + kx 2 k x 1 − kx 2 k
!#
=
"
ln
à x 2 1 − kx 2 k 2
(ln y 1 ) 2 · x 1 + kx 2 k x 1 − kx 2 k
! #
·
"
ln
à x 2 1 − kx 2 k 2
(ln y 1 ) 2 · x 1 − kx 2 k x 1 + kx 2 k
! #
= 4
"
ln
à x 1 + kx 2 k y 1
! ¸
·
·
ln
à x 1 − kx 2 k y 1
! #
≥ 0.
Based on Property 2.4(b), since x º
Kny and y 2 = 0 which imply x 1 + kx 2 k ≥ y 1 and x 1 − kx 2 k ≥ y 1 , then
ln
à x 1 + kx 2 k y 1
!
≥ 1 and ln
à x 1 − kx 2 k y 1
!
≥ 1.
Hence, the last equality is greater than zero. We get Ξ 1 ≥ kΞ 2 k . Therefore,
ln x − ln y º
Kn0 ⇒ ln x º
Knln y.
Case(iii) : x 2 6= 0, y 2 6= 0 Since ln x = 1
2
Ã
ln ³ x 2 1 − kx 2 k 2 ´ , ln
à x 1 + kx 2 k x 1 − kx 2 k
! x 2 kx 2 k
!
and ln y = 1 2
Ã
ln ³ y 2 1 − ky 2 k 2 ´ , ln
à y 1 + ky 2 k y 1 − ky 2 k
! y 2 ky 2 k
!
then ln x − ln y
= 1 2
Ã
ln ³ x 2 1 − kx 2 k 2 ´ − ln ³ y 1 2 − ky 2 k 2 ´ , ln
à x 1 + kx 2 k x 1 − kx 2 k
! x 2
kx 2 k − ln
à y 1 + ky 2 k y 1 − ky 2 k
! y 2
ky 2 k
!
.
We denote ln x − ln y := 1
2 ( Ξ 1 , Ξ 2 ) ,where
Ξ 1 = ln (x 2 1 − kx 2 k 2 ) − ln (y 1 2 − ky 2 k 2 ) Ξ 2 = ln
à x 1 + kx 2 k x 1 − kx 2 k
! x 2 kx 2 k − ln
à y 1 + ky 2 k y 1 − ky 2 k
! y 2 ky 2 k .
To prove f is SOC-monotone, it suffices to verify two thing : Ξ 1 ≥ 0 and kΞ 2 k ≤ Ξ 1 . (1) First, we verify that Ξ 1 ≥ 0 .
Ξ 1 = ln det(x) − ln det(y) = ln det(x) det(y) .
Based on the Property 2.4(a), if x º
Kny, then det(x) ≥ det(y) . Hence , we get Ξ 1 ≥ 0.
(2) Second, we remains to show that Ξ 2 1 − kΞ 2 k 2 ≥ 0.
Ξ 2 1 − kΞ 2 k 2
=
·
ln ³ x 2 1 − kx 2 k 2 ´ − ln ³ y 1 2 − ky 2 k 2 ´ ¸ 2
−
° °
° °
° ln
à x 1 + kx 2 k x 1 − kx 2 k
! x 2
kx 2 k − ln
à y 1 + ky 2 k y 1 − ky 2 k
! y 2
ky 2 k
° °
° °
°
2
=
·
ln ³ x 2 1 − kx 2 k 2 ´ − ln ³ y 1 2 − ky 2 k 2 ´ ¸ 2
−
" Ã
ln x 1 + kx 2 k x 1 − kx 2 k
! 2
− 2 ln x 1 + kx 2 k
x 1 − kx 2 k · ln y 1 + ky 2 k
y 1 − ky 2 k · hx 2 , y 2 i kx 2 kky 2 k +
Ã
ln y 1 + ky 2 k y 1 − ky 2 k
! 2 #
≥
·
ln ³ x 2 1 − kx 2 k 2 ´ − ln ³ y 1 2 − ky 2 k 2 ´ ¸ 2
−
" Ã
ln x 1 + kx 2 k x 1 − kx 2 k
! 2
− 2 ln x 1 + kx 2 k
x 1 − kx 2 k · ln y 1 + ky 2 k
y 1 − ky 2 k · (−1) +
Ã
ln y 1 + ky 2 k y 1 − ky 2 k
! 2 #
=
·
ln ³ x 2 1 − kx 2 k 2 ´ − ln ³ y 1 2 − ky 2 k 2 ´ ¸ 2 −
"
ln λ 2 (x)
λ 1 (x) + ln λ 2 (y) λ 1 (y)
# 2
=
"
ln λ 1 (x)λ 2 (x)
λ 1 (y)λ 2 (y) − ln λ 2 (x)λ 2 (y) λ 1 (x)λ 1 (y)
#
·
"
ln λ 1 (x)λ 2 (x)
λ 1 (y)λ 2 (y) + ln λ 2 (x)λ 2 (y) λ 1 (x)λ 1 (y)
#
=
Ã
2 ln λ 1 (x) λ 2 (y)
!
·
Ã
2 ln λ 2 (x) λ 1 (y)
!
.
Here we meet some diffculties as below such that we can’t proceed further. We know two things :
(1) λ 2 (x) ≥ λ 1 (x), λ 2 (y) ≥ λ 1 (y),
(2) λ 2 (x) ≥ λ 2 (y), λ 1 (x) ≥ λ 1 (y) if x º
Kny.
But we can’t get whether λ 1 (x) > λ 2 (y) or λ 1 (x) < λ 2 (y). We need other skill to complete the proof.
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Lemma 4.1 For any x = (x 1 , x 2 ) Â
Kn0 and y = (y 1 , y 2 ) Â
Kn0 , we have ln (det(αx + (α)y)) ≥ ln (det(x)) α · ln (det(y)) 1−α ∀ 0 < α < 1 .
Proof. The proof has already verified in Proposition 2.4 in [4]. 2
Lemma 4.2 For any x = (x 1 , x 2 ), y = (y 1 , y 2 ) ∈ K n , we have (a) (x 1 + y 1 ) 2 − ky 2 k 2 ≥ 4x 1
q
y 1 2 − ky 2 k 2 ,
(b) ³ x 1 + y 1 − ky 2 k ´ 2 ≥ 4x 1 ³ y 1 − ky 2 k ´ , (c) ³ x 1 + y 1 + ky 2 k ´ 2 ≥ 4x 1 ³ y 1 + ky 2 k ´ ,
(d) x 1 y 1 − hx 2 , y 2 i ≥ q x 2 1 − kx 2 k 2 · q y 1 2 − ky 2 k 2 ,
(e) (x 1 + y 1 ) 2 − kx 2 + y 2 k 2 ≥ 4 q x 2 1 − kx 2 k 2 · q y 1 2 − ky 2 k 2 .
Proof. The proof has already verified in Lemma 3.2 in [4].
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Proposition 4.2 For f : (0, ∞) → R be f (t) = ln(t) , then f is SOC-concave on (0, ∞) . Proof. Since f (t) = ln(t) is continuous , then the condition (13) of concave can be replaced by the condition (14). It is clear that we need to show that
f
µ x + y 2
¶
º
Kn1 2
µ
f (x) + f (y)
¶
.
Let us consider the following three cases : (i) x 2 = 0, y 2 = 0 (ii) x 2 6= 0, y 2 = 0 (iii) x 2 6= 0, y 2 6= 0.
Case(i) : x 2 = 0, y 2 = 0
Since ln x = (ln x 1 , 0) and ln y = (ln y 1 , 0) , then ln
µ x + y 2
¶
=
µ
ln
µ x 1 + y 1 2
¶
, 0
¶
. Thus ,
f
µ x + y 2
¶
− 1 2
µ
f (x) + f (y)
¶
=
µ
ln
µ x 1 + y 1
2
¶
, 0
¶
− 1 2
µ
ln x 1 + ln y 1 , 0
¶
=
µ
ln
µ x 1 + y 1 2
¶
− 1
2 ln x 1 y 1 , 0
¶
=
Ã
ln
à x
1
+y
1√ 2
x 1 y 1
!
, 0
!
.
As we know x 1 + y 1
2 ≥ √
x 1 y 1 , it implies ln
à x
1
+y
1√ 2
x 1 y 1
!
≥ 0 . Therefore,
f
µ x + y 2
¶
º
Kn1 2
µ
f (x) + f (y)
¶
.
Case(ii) : x 2 6= 0, y 2 = 0 Since
ln x = 1 2
Ã
ln ³ x 2 1 − kx 2 k 2 ´ , ln
à x 1 + kx 2 k x 1 − kx 2 k
! x 2 kx 2 k
!
= 1 2
Ã
ln det(x) , ln λ 2 (x) λ 1 (x)
x 2 kx 2 k
!
ln y = ( ln y 1 , 0) = 1 2
³ det(y) , 0 ´
ln x + y
2 = 1
2
ln det
µ x + y 2
¶
, ln
à λ 2 ( x+y 2 ) λ 1 ( x+y 2 )
! x
2
2 kx
2k
2
,
then f
µ x + y 2
¶
− 1 2
µ
f (x) + f (y)
¶
= 1 2
ln det
µ x + y 2
¶
, ln
à λ 2 ( x+y 2 )
x+y 2
! x
2