Modified log-Sobolev inequalities for strongly log-concave distributions

Mary Cryan; Heng Guo; Giorgos Mousa

doi:10.1109/FOCS.2019.00083

Modified log-Sobolev inequalities for strongly log-concave distributions

Mary Cryan
, Heng Guo
, Giorgos Mousa

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We show that the modified log-Sobolev constant for a natural Markov chain which converges to an r-homogeneous strongly log-concave distribution is at least 1/r. Applications include an asymptotically optimal mixing time bound for the bases-exchange walk for matroids, and a concentration bound for Lipschitz functions over these distributions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2019 IEEE 60th Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (FOCS)
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	1358-1370
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-7281-4952-3
ISBN (Print)	978-1-7281-4953-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/FOCS.2019.00083
Publication status	Published - 6 Jan 2020
Event	60th Annual IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science - Baltimore, United States Duration: 9 Nov 2019 → 12 Nov 2019 http://focs2019.cs.jhu.edu/

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ISSN (Print)	1523-8288
ISSN (Electronic)	2575-8454

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Conference	60th Annual IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science
Abbreviated title	FOCS 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Baltimore
Period	9/11/19 → 12/11/19
Internet address	http://focs2019.cs.jhu.edu/

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Cryan, M , Guo, H & Mousa, G 2020, Modified log-Sobolev inequalities for strongly log-concave distributions. in 2019 IEEE 60th Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (FOCS). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, pp. 1358-1370, 60th Annual IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 9/11/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/FOCS.2019.00083

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