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Atlas.ProbabilisticMethodsInCombinatorics.code.Chapter9.GaussianIsoperimetric

A set $H \subseteq E$ is a half-space if it has the form $\{x : \langle v, x \rangle \leq c\}$ for some nonzero $v$ and real $c$.

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    Gaussian isoperimetric inequality (Theorem 9.4.15): among all measurable sets $A$ of a given standard Gaussian measure, half-spaces minimize the Gaussian measure of the $t$-thickening. That is, if $\gamma(A) = \gamma(H)$ for a half-space $H$, then $\gamma(A_t) \geq \gamma(H_t)$ for every $t \geq 0$.

    Gaussian concentration for Lipschitz functions (Corollary 9.4.16): if $f$ is $1$-Lipschitz on $\mathbb{R}^n$ and $Z$ is a standard Gaussian vector, there exists a median $m$ such that $\mathbb{P}(|f(Z) - m| \geq t) \leq 2e^{-t^2/2}$ for all $t \geq 0$.