Good Decomposition in the Class of Convex Functions of Higher Order
By virtue of convexity of Heinz means, in this paper we derive several refinements of Heinz norm inequalities with the help of the Jensen functional and its properties. In addition, we discuss another approach to Heinz operator means which is more convenient for obtaining the corresponding operator inequalities for positive invertible operators.
This is an introduction to Witten’s analytic proof of the Morse inequalities. The text is directed primarily to readers whose main interest is in complex analysis, and the similarities to Hörmander’s -estimates for the -equation is used as motivation. We also use the method to prove -estimates for the -equation with a weight where is a nondegenerate Morse function.