The sharp log Sobolev inequality on finite cycles
Abstract
We settle the problem of finding the sharp constant in the log Sobolev inequality on the n-cycle for all n 4, by showing that it is equal to half of the spectral gap. We deduce this result from an optimal cubic Sobolev inequality.
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