Geodesic convexity of the relative entropy in reversible Markov chains

Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 1-31

  Mielke, Alexander ^a,b  

^a WIAS Berlin   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Detailed balance; Geodesic convexity; Logarithmic mean; Markov chain; Onsager matrix; Relative entropy; Time continuous

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881611840     PISSN: 09442669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00526-012-0538-8     Document Type: Article

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