Generalization of an Inequality by Talagrand and Links with the Logarithmic Sobolev Inequality

Journal of Functional Analysis

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 361-400

  Otto, F ^a   Villani, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

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EID: 0001559554     PISSN: 00221236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfan.1999.3557     Document Type: Article

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