Helper Lemmas for Section 3 #
Gaussian normalization, gradient of exponential-quadratic functions, Maxwellian characterization, and derivative bounds used in the nullspace analysis of the Landau operator.
Nonneg double integral zero → pointwise zero.
Polynomial cubic extraction: cubic part of a vanishing polynomial vanishes. Proved by Aristotle (Harmonic).
Gap 1-3 combined: Score function identity for the entropy dissipation formula. D(f) = -(1/2) ∫∫ f(v)f(w) ⟨Δ, A(v-w) Δ⟩ where Δ = ∇log f(v) - ∇log f(w). Derived from: IBP (Gap 1) + Fubini+symmetrization (Gap 2) + score substitution (Gap 3). Reference: Proof of Lemma 5 (lem:entropy_dissipation).
Gap 4: Non-negativity of the PSD-weighted double integral. Since f > 0, Ψ ≥ 0, and Yᵀ A(z) Y ≥ 0 (Lemma 2), the integrand is non-negative, so the double integral is non-negative. Reference: Step in the proof of Theorem 3 (thm:H_theorem).
Gap 5: D(f) = 0 forces the PSD quadratic form integrand to vanish pointwise. From D(f) = 0, the entropy dissipation formula, f > 0, and continuity: the non-negative integrand integrates to zero, hence vanishes pointwise. Reference: Step in the proof of Lemma 6 (lem:D_zero_functional_eq).
Gap 6: Solution of the functional equation: parallel + curl-free → affine. If g(v) - g(w) ∥ (v - w) for all v ≠ w and g is smooth (hence curl-free), then g(v) = b + 2c₀ v for constants b, c₀. Reference: Proof of Lemma 7 (lem:functional_eq_solution).
Gap 7: Antiderivative of an affine gradient. If ∇h(v) = b + 2c₀ v, then h(v) = h(0) + b · v + c₀|v|². Reference: Proof of Lemma 8 (lem:log_f_quadratic).