Non-linear traces on the algebra of compact operators and majorization

Abstract

We study non-linear traces of the Choquet type and the Sugeno type on the algebra of compact operators. They have certain partial additivities. We show that these partial additivities characterize non-linear traces of both the Choquet type and the Sugeno type respectively. There exists a close relation between non-linear traces of the Choquet type and majorization theory. We study trace class operators for non-linear traces of the Choquet type. More generally we discuss Schatten–von Neumann p-class operators for non-linear traces of the Choquet type. We determine when they form Banach spaces. This is an attempt at non-commutative integration theory for non-linear traces of the Choquet type on the algebra of compact operators. We also consider the triangle inequality for non-linear traces of the Sugeno type.