From Log Sobolev to Talagrand: a Quick Proof
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چکیده
We provide yet another proof of the Otto-Villani theorem from the log Sobolev inequality to the Talagrand transportation cost inequality valid in arbitrary metric measure spaces. The argument relies on the recent development [2] identifying gradient flows in Hilbert space and in Wassertein space, emphasizing one key step as precisely the root of the Otto-Villani theorem. The approach does not require the doubling property or the validity of the local Poincaré inequality.
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