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Covariance inequalities for convex and log-concave functions

Probability 2023-02-13 v1

Abstract

Extending results of Harg{\'e} and Hu for the Gaussian measure, we prove inequalities for the covariance Covμ(f,g)_\mu(f, g) where μ\mu is a general product probability measure on Rd\mathbb{R}^d and f,g:RdRf,g: \mathbb{R}^d \to \mathbb{R} satisfy some convexity or log-concavity assumptions, with possibly some symmetries.

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@article{arxiv.2302.05208,
  title  = {Covariance inequalities for convex and log-concave functions},
  author = {Michel Bonnefont and Erwan Hillion and Adrien Saumard},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.05208},
  year   = {2023}
}
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