Busemann-type norm conjecture for symmetric κ\kappa-concave measures

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Fix κ∈[−∞,1d]\kappa\in[-\infty,\frac1d]. Let (U,V)(U,V) be the coordinates of a symmetric κ\kappa-concave random vector in R2\mathbb{R}^2. Symmetric κ\kappa-concave Busemann conjecture. For every p∈[1,∞]p\in[1,\infty], whenever all quantities are finite,

Np1/2(U+V)≤Np1/2(U)+Np1/2(V).N_p^{1/2}(U+V)\leq N_p^{1/2}(U)+N_p^{1/2}(V).

Equivalently, if XX is a symmetric κ\kappa-concave random vector in Rd\mathbb{R}^d, then for any p∈[1,∞]p\in[1,\infty] the function

MpX(v)={Np1/2(⟨v,X⟩)v≠0,0v=0M_p^X(v)=\begin{cases}N_p^{1/2}(\langle v,X\rangle)&v\neq0,\\0&v=0\end{cases}

defines a norm on Rd\mathbb{R}^d when it is finite everywhere. This conjecture is intended to interpolate between the known p=∞p=\infty result and the Shannon case, while subsuming the other results and conjectures in the section. Its general status is open.

References

Primary source

Mokshay Madiman, James Melbourne and Peng Xu, “Forward and Reverse Entropy Power Inequalities in Convex Geometry”, arXiv:1604.04225 (2016).

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