Matrix inequalities involving  the Khatri-Rao  product

Xian Zhang, Zhong-Peng Yang and Chong-Guang Cao


Address.  Xian Zhang, Department of Mathematics, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, P.R.C.
                                    School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The Queen's University of Belfast,
                                    Ashby Building, Belfast, BT9 5AH, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
                 Zhong-Peng Yang, Department of Mathematics, Putian College, Putian, Fujian, 351100, P.R.C.
                 Chong-Guang Cao, Department of Mathematics, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, P.R.C.

E-mail:  X.Zhang@qub.ac.uk
 

Abstract.  We extend three  inequalities involving the Hadamard product
in three ways. First, the results are extended to any partitioned blocks
Hermitian matrices. Second, the Hadamard product is replaced by
the Khatri-Rao product. Third, the necessary and sufficient conditions under which equalities
occur are  presented.  Thereby, we generalize two inequalities involving the
Khatri--Rao product.

AMSclassification. 15A45, 15A69.
 

Keywords.  Matrix inequality, Khatri-Rao product, Tracy-Singh product, Hadamard product,
                    Kronecker product, Schur complement.