Operator m-convex functions

The aim of this paper is to present a comprehensive study of operatorm-convex functions. Let{m\in[0,1]}, and{J=[0,b]}for some{b\in\mathbb{R}}or{J=[0,\infty)}. A continuous function{\varphi\colon J\to\mathbb{R}}is called operatorm-convex if for any{t\in[0,1]}and any self-adjoint operators{A,B\in\mathbb{B}({\mathscr{H}})}, whose spectra are contained inJ, we have{\varphi(tA+m(1-t)B)\leq t\varphi(A)+m(1-t)\varphi(B)}. We first generalize the celebrated Jensen inequality for continuousm-convex functions and Hilbert space operators and then use suitable weight functions to give some weighted refinements. Introducing the notion of operatorm-convexity, we extend the Choi–Davis–Jensen inequality for operatorm-convex functions. We also present an operator version of the Jensen–Mercer inequality form-convex functions and generalize this inequality for operatorm-convex functions involving continuous fields of operators and unital fields of positive linear mappings. Employing the Jensen–Mercer operator inequality for operatorm-convex functions, we construct them-Jensen operator functional and obtain an upper bound for it.