Interpolated inequalities between exponential and Gaussian, Orlicz hypercontractivity and isoperimetry

Revista Matematica Iberoamericana

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 993-1067

  Barthe, Franck ^a   Cattiaux, Patrick ^b,c   Roberto, Cyril ^d  

^a INSTITUT DE MATHÉMATIQUES DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b CENTRE DE MATHÉMATIQUES APPLIQUÉES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Boltzmann measure; F sobolev inequalities; Girsanov transform; Hypercontractivity; Isoperimetry; Orlicz spaces

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147152743     PISSN: 02132230     EISSN: 22350616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4171/RMI/482     Document Type: Article

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