Minimal discrete energy and Karamata's inequality
Speaker:
Oleg Musin, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Date and Time:
Friday, August 11, 2023 - 12:00pm to 12:30pm
Location:
Fields Institute, Room 230
Abstract:
We consider the Karamata (majorization) inequality and minimums of the majorization (M-sets) for f-energy potentials of m-point configurations with some constraints. In particular, we discuss for spheres the optimality of regular simplexes, describe M-sets with a small number of points, define spherical f-design and study their properties. Then we consider relations between the notions of f-designs and M-sets, $\tau$-designs, and two-distance sets.