Mathematics – Functional Analysis
Scientific paper
2011-12-12
Mathematics
Functional Analysis
36 pages
Scientific paper
On the class of log-concave functions on $\R^n$, endowed with a suitable algebraic structure, we study the first variation of the total mass functional, which corresponds to the volume of convex bodies when restricted to the subclass of characteristic functions. We prove some integral representation formulae for such first variation, which lead to define in a natural way the notion of area measure for a log-concave function. In the same framework, we obtain a functional counterpart of Minkowski first inequality for convex bodies; as corollaries, we derive a functional form of the isoperimetric inequality, and a family of logarithmic-type Sobolev inequalities with respect to log-concave probability measures. Finally, we propose a suitable functional version of the classical Minkowski problem for convex bodies, and prove some partial results towards its solution.
Colesanti Andrea
Fragala' Ilaria
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