Subharmonic analogues of MacLane's classes
Let ℳ be a von Neumann algebra with unit . Let τ be a faithful, normal, semifinite trace on ℳ. Given x ∈ ℳ, denote by the generalized s-numbers of x, defined by = inf||xe||: e is a projection in ℳ i with ≤ t (t ≥ 0). We prove that, if D is a complex domain and f:D → ℳ is a holomorphic function, then, for each t ≥ 0, is a subharmonic function on D. This generalizes earlier subharmonicity results of White and Aupetit on the singular values of matrices.