Weak logarithmic Sobolev inequalities and entropic convergence

Probability Theory and Related Fields

Volumn 139, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 563-603

  Cattiaux, P ^a,b   Gentil, I ^c   Guillin, A ^d  

^a CENTRE DE MATHÉMATIQUES APPLIQUÉES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DAUPHINE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE PROVENCE   (France)

Author keywords

Concentration inequalities; Entropy; Logarithmic Sobolev inequalities

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547217629     PISSN: 01788051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00440-007-0054-5     Document Type: Article

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