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An asymptotically sharp form of Ball's inequality by probability methods

Functional Analysis 2017-08-29 v1

Abstract

To prove by probabilistic methods that every (n1)(n-1)-dimensional section of the unit cube in RnR^n has volume at most 2\sqrt 2, K. Ball made essential use of the inequality 1π(sin2tt2)pdt2p,p1, \frac{1}{\pi}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \left(\frac{\sin^2 t}{t^2}\right)^pdt\leq \frac{\sqrt 2}{\sqrt p}, \quad p\geq 1, in which equality holds if and only if p=1p=1. The right side of above inequality has the correct rate of decay though the limit of the ratio of the right to left side is 3π{\sqrt{\frac{3}{\pi}}} rather then 2\sqrt 2. Applying Ball's methods we put all of this into the improved form of the Ball's inequality.

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@article{arxiv.1708.08106,
  title  = {An asymptotically sharp form of Ball's inequality by probability methods},
  author = {Susanna Spektor},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1708.08106},
  year   = {2017}
}
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