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Information Geometry on the $\ell^2$-Simplex via the $q$-Root Transform

Symplectic Geometry 2026-03-23 v2 Differential Geometry Dynamical Systems

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce \emph{p\ell^p-information geometry}, an infinite dimensional framework that shares key features with the geometry of the space of probability densities Dens(M) \mathrm{Dens}(M) on a closed manifold, while also incorporating aspects of measure-valued information geometry. We define the \emph{2\ell^2-probability simplex} with a noncanonical differentiable structure induced via the \emph{qq-root transform} from an open subset of the p\ell^p-sphere. This structure renders the qq-root map an \emph{isometry}, enabling the definition of \emph{Amari--\v{C}encov α\alpha-connections} in this setting. We further construct \emph{gradient flows} with respect to the 2\ell^2 Fisher--Rao metric, which solve an infinite-dimensional linear optimization problem. These flows are intimately linked to an \emph{integrable Hamiltonian system} via a \emph{momentum map} arising from a Hamiltonian group action on the infinite-dimensional complex projective space.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2506.00485,
  title  = {Information Geometry on the $\ell^2$-Simplex via the $q$-Root Transform},
  author = {Levin Maier},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.00485},
  year   = {2026}
}

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