Geometry of the Fisher-Rao metric on the space of smooth densities on a compact manifold

DOI10.1002/MANA.201600523zbMATH Open1415.58005arXiv1607.04550OpenAlexW3099440386WikidataQ62597137 ScholiaQ62597137MaRDI QIDQ5377205FDOQ5377205

Authors: Martins Bruveris, Peter W. Michor 

Publication date: 23 May 2019

Published in: Mathematische Nachrichten (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: It is known that on a closed manifold of dimension greater than one, every smooth weak Riemannian metric on the space of smooth positive densities that is invariant under the action of the diffeomorphism group, is of the form ${\displaystyle }$ G_mu(alpha,�eta)=C_1(mu(M)) int_M frac{alpha}{mu}frac{�eta}{mu},mu + C_2(mu(M)) int_Malpha cdot int_M�eta ${\displaystyle }$ for some smooth functions $C_1,C_2$ of the total volume $mu(M)$. Here we determine the geodesics and the curvature of this metric and study geodesic and metric completeness.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1607.04550

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zbMATH Keywords

information geometryFisher-Rao metricsurfaces of revolutionspace of densities

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Geodesics in global differential geometry (53C22) Riemannian, Finsler and other geometric structures on infinite-dimensional manifolds (58B20) Manifolds of mappings (58D15)

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