On the isotropic constant of non-symmetric convex bodies

Spaces of measurable functions ((L^p)-spaces, Orlicz spaces, Köthe function spaces, Lorentz spaces, rearrangement invariant spaces, ideal spaces, etc.) (46E30) Convex sets in (n) dimensions (including convex hypersurfaces) (52A20)

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Let \(K\) be a convex body in \({\mathbb R}^n\) with volume \(|K|=1\). Then \(K\) is called isotropic if there exists a constant \(L_K >0\) such that \(\int_K \langle x, \theta\rangle^2 dx=L_K^2\) for every \(\theta\in S^{n-1}\). It is not very hard to check that every convex body has an isotropic image under \(GL(n)\). An important problem asks if there exists an absolute constant \(C\) such that \(L_K<C\) for every isotropic convex body \(K\) with the centroid at the origin \(o\). \textit{J. Bourgain} [Lect. Notes Math. 1469, 127-137 (1991; Zbl 0773.46013)] has shown that \(L_K\leq c\root 4 \of{n} \log n\) for every convex body in \(K\) in \({\mathbb R}^n\) which is symmetric with respect to the origin. This is the best known esitmate of the isotropic constant. In this paper the author proves that the above estimate holds for non-symmetric convex bodies, too. In fact, it is proved that if \(K\) is an isotropic convex body in \({\mathbb R}^n\), then \(L_K\leq c\root 4\of{n} \log n\). The proof follows Bourgain's argument without the assumption about the origin. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0949.00025].

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