Brunn-Minkowski Inequalities for Contingency Tables and Integer Flows

dc.creatorBarvinok, Alexander
dc.date2006-03-28
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:07:17Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:07:17Z
dc.descriptionGiven a non-negative mxn matrix W=(w_ij) and positive integer vectors R=(r_1, >..., r_m) and C=(c_1, ..., c_n), we consider the total weight T(R, C; W) of mxn non-negative integer matrices (contingency tables) D with the row sums r_i, the column sums c_j, and the weight of D=(d_ij) equal to product of w_ij^d_ij. In particular, if W is a 0-1 matrix, T(R, C; W) is the number of integer feasible flows in a bipartite network. We prove a version of the Brunn-Minkowski inequality relating the numbers T(R, C; W) and T(R_k, C_k; W), where (R, C) is a convex combination of (R_k, C_k) for k=1, ..., p.
dc.description16 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0603655
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0603655
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/110337
dc.subjectCombinatorics
dc.subjectMetric Geometry
dc.subject05A16, 52B12, 52B20, 52A41
dc.titleBrunn-Minkowski Inequalities for Contingency Tables and Integer Flows
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