Geometry of log-concave functions: the L_p Asplund sum and the L_p Minkowski problem

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to develop a basic framework of the

L_{p}

theory for the geometry of log-concave functions, which can be viewed as a functional "lifting" of the

L_{p}

Brunn-Minkowski theory for convex bodies. To fulfill this goal, by combining the

L_{p}

Asplund sum of log-concave functions for all

p > 1

and the total mass, we obtain a Pr'ekopa-Leindler type inequality and propose a definition for the first variation of the total mass in the

L_{p}

setting. Based on these, we further establish an

L_{p}

Minkowski type inequality related to the first variation of the total mass and derive a variational formula which motivates the definition of our

L_{p}

surface area measure for log-concave functions. Consequently, the

L_{p}

Minkowski problem for log-concave functions, which aims to characterize the

L_{p}

surface area measure for log-concave functions, is introduced. The existence of solutions to the

L_{p}

Minkowski problem for log-concave functions is obtained for

p > 1

under some mild conditions on the pre-given Borel measures.

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