Markov type constants, flat tori and Wasserstein spaces

DOI10.1007/S10711-017-0287-0zbMATH Open1429.53080arXiv1610.04886OpenAlexW2536691739MaRDI QIDQ1663783FDOQ1663783

Vladimir Zolotov

Publication date: 23 August 2018

Published in: Geometriae Dedicata (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let $M_p(X,T)$ denote the Markov type $p$ constant at time $T$ of a metric space $X$, where $pge1$. We show that $M_p(Y,T)le{M}_p(X,T)$ in each of the following cases: (a)$X$ and $Y$ are geodesic spaces and $Y$ is covered by $X$ via a finite-sheeted locally isometric covering, (b)$Y$ is the quotient of $X$ by a finite group of isometries, (c) $Y$ is the $L^p$-Wasserstein space over $X$. As an application of (a) we show that all compact flat manifolds have Markov type $2$ with constant $1$. In particular the circle with its intrinsic metric has Markov type $2$ with constant $1$. This answers the question raised by S.-I. Ohta and M. Pichot. Parts (b) and (c) imply new upper bounds for Markov type constants of the $L^p$-Wasserstein space over $mathbb{R}^d$. These bounds were conjectured by A. Andoni, A. Naor and O. Neiman. They imply certain restrictions on bi-Lipschitz embeddability of snowflakes into such Wasserstein spaces.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1610.04886

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zbMATH Keywords

Wasserstein spaceAlexandrov spaceMarkov typeflat manifold

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Markov chains (discrete-time Markov processes on discrete state spaces) (60J10) Embeddings of discrete metric spaces into Banach spaces; applications in topology and computer science (46B85) Global surface theory (convex surfaces à la A. D. Aleksandrov) (53C45)

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