Poincaré–Korn rigidity conjecture for strongly log-concave measures

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Let μ\mu be a centered and isotropic probability measure on Rn\mathbb{R}^n with density dμ=e−ϕdxd\mu=e^{-\phi}dx, meaning

∫x dμ=0,∫xxT dμ=Id⁡.\int x\,d\mu=0,\qquad \int xx^T\,d\mu=\operatorname{Id}.

Let γ\gamma denote the standard Gaussian measure, and let CPKC_{PK} be the Poincaré–Korn constant. Poincaré–Korn rigidity conjecture. If

∇2ϕ≥Id⁡,\nabla^2\phi\geq\operatorname{Id},

then CPK(μ)≥CPK(γ)C_{PK}(\mu)\geq C_{PK}(\gamma), with equality only if μ=γ\mu=\gamma. This conjecture concerns rigidity and optimality of the standard Gaussian among centered isotropic measures satisfying a uniform convexity condition; the supplied context does not state whether it has been resolved.

References

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Thomas A. Courtade and Max Fathi, “Stability of the Poincaré-Korn inequality”, arXiv:2405.01441 (2024).

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