On the Moser-Onofri and Prékopa-Leindler inequalities

• Autores: Alessandro Ghigi
• Localización: Collectanea mathematica, ISSN 0010-0757, Vol. 56, Fasc. 2, 2005, págs. 143-156
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Using elementary convexity arguments involving the Legendre transformation and the Pr¿ekopaLeindler inequality, we prove the sharp MoserOnofri inequality, which says that

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