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The Busemann-Petty problem on entropy of log-concave functions

Functional Analysis 2020-11-12 v1

Abstract

The Busemann-Petty problem asks whether symmetric convex bodies in the Euclidean space Rn\mathbb{R}^n with smaller central hyperplane sections necessarily have smaller volume. The solution has been completed and the answer is affirmative if n4n \le 4 and negative if n5n\ge 5. In this paper, we investigate the Busemann-Petty problem on entropy of log-concave functions: For even log-concave functions ff and gg with finite positive integrals in Rn\mathbb{R}^n, if the marginal RnHf(x)dx\int_{\mathbb{R}^n\cap H}f(x)dx of ff is smaller than the marginal RnHg(x)dx\int_{\mathbb{R}^n\cap H}g(x)dx of gg for every hyperplane HH passing through the origin, whether the entropy Ent(f){\rm Ent}(f) of ff is bigger than the entropy Ent(g){\rm Ent}(g) of gg? The Busemann-Petty problem on entropy of log-concave functions includes the Busemann-Petty problem, hence, its answer is negative when n5n\geq5. For 2n42\leq n\leq4 we give a positive answer to the Busemann-Petty problem on entropy of log-concave functions.

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@article{arxiv.2011.05518,
  title  = {The Busemann-Petty problem on entropy of log-concave functions},
  author = {Niufa Fang and Jiazu Zhou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2011.05518},
  year   = {2020}
}