Quantization coefficients in infinite systems (Q906619)

The authors study quantization coefficients for probability measures \(\mu\) on limit sets, generated by systems \(S\) of infinitely many contractive similarities and by probabilistic vectors. They prove that, for each \(r\in (0, \infty)\), there exists a unique positive number \(k_r\) such that for any \(k < k_r < k^\prime\), the \(k\)-dimensional lower quantization coefficient of order \(r\) is positive, and they give estimates for the \(k^\prime\)-upper quantization coefficient of order \(r\) FOR \(\mu\). They deduce that the quantization dimension \(r\) for \(\mu\) exists and is equal to \(k_r\). Using these results, they estimate the asymptotic errors of approximating the measure \(\mu\) in the \(L_r\)-Kantorovich-Wasserstein metric, with discrete measures supported on finitely many points.