Logarithmic Sobolev inequalities: Conditions and counterexamples

Journal of Operator Theory

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 183-197

  Wang, Feng Yu ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Logarithmic Sobolev inequality; Ricci curvature; Riemannian manifold

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041077520     PISSN: 03794024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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