Minimum of Spectrum

Solution 1:

Yes. If $\min\sigma_M(x)=0$, there is nothing to prove. If $\min\sigma_M(x)>0$, there exists $\delta>0$ with $\min\sigma_M(x)>\delta$. suppose that $\delta<\alpha<\min\sigma_M(x)$. Then $x-\alpha\geq \alpha-\delta>0$. This gives us $$ exe-\alpha e=e(x-\alpha)e\geq(\alpha-\delta)e, $$ so $exe-\alpha e$ is invertible. As this can be done for any $\alpha\in(0,\min\sigma_M(x))$, this shows that $$ \min\sigma_{eMe}(exe)\geq\min\sigma_M(x). $$