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The Brunn-Minkowski inequality for the generalized Gaussian distribution

Metric Geometry 2026-05-26 v1 Probability

Abstract

Let μp\mu_p be the generalized Gaussian distribution on Rn\mathbb{R}^n with density exppe^{-\frac{|x|^p}{p}} multiplied by a constant depending on p1p\ge 1 and nn, and αp(n)\alpha_p(n) be the largest number such that the Brunn-Minkowski type inequality μp(λK+(1λ)L)αp(n)λμp(K)αp(n)+(1λ)μp(L)αp(n)\mu_p(\lambda K+(1-\lambda) L)^{\alpha_p(n)} \geq \lambda \mu_p(K)^{\alpha_p(n)}+(1-\lambda) \mu_p(L)^{\alpha_p(n)} holds for all convex bodies K,LK,L in Rn\mathbb{R}^n containing the origin and λ[0,1]\lambda\in[0,1]. In this paper, the new lower and upper bounds for αp(n)\alpha_p(n) are found, and their asymptotically optimality as n+n\to +\infty is proved.

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@article{arxiv.2605.24472,
  title  = {The Brunn-Minkowski inequality for the generalized Gaussian distribution},
  author = {Ge Xiong and Kai-Wen Yang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.24472},
  year   = {2026}
}

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21 pages,5 figures