On estimation of the logarithmic Sobolev constant and gradient estimates of heat semigroups

Probability Theory and Related Fields

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 87-101

  Wang, Feng Yu ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 0031138503     PISSN: 01788051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004400050102     Document Type: Article

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