Coercive inequalities for Hörmander type generators in infinite dimensions (Q2370629): Difference between revisions

In this interesting paper, the authors study coercive inequalities involving Hörmander type generators in functional spaces associated to a nontrivial Gibbs measure defined on infinite-dimensional spaces. \textit{A.~Guionnet} and the second author [Lect. Notes Math. 1801, 1--134 (2003; Zbl 1125.60111)] initiated the subject, involving standard gradient type Dirichlet forms, with logarithmic Sobolev inequalities, and recently expanded it to a comprehensive description including range of distributions and related inequalities. In this paper, instead of using natural gradients, the authors use variety of fields to define quadratic forms with Gibbs measures. They prove coercive inequalities involving systems of fields satisfying Hörmander conditions as well as infinitely degenerated ones in situations including compact as well as noncompact spaces. Finally, they prove the strong exponential decay to equilibrium in the supremum norm for infinite-dimensional corresponding semigroups generated by Hörmander type generators.