Convergence to equilibrium and logarithmic Sobolev constant on manifolds with Ricci curvature bounded below

L. Saloff-Coste

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Convergence to equilibrium and logarithmic Sobolev constant on manifolds with Ricci curvature bounded below

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Laboratoire de Statistique et Probabilités, Université Paul Sabatier, 118, Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex, France

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Convergence to equilibrium and logarithmic Sobolev constant on manifolds with Ricci curvature bounded below

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