Monotone and convex operator functions

Bendat, Julius; Sherman, Seymour

doi:10.1090/S0002-9947-1955-0082655-4

Monotone and convex operator functions

Authors: Julius Bendat and Seymour Sherman
Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 79 (1955), 58-71
MSC: Primary 46.2X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1955-0082655-4
Erratum: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 82 (1956), 548.
MathSciNet review: 0082655
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