Non-Metricity in Information Geometry
The importance of non-metricity in information geometry is described through studies on gradient flow from the perspective of Weyl geometry. The Amari-Centsov tensor Ckij is the non-metricity tensor with respect to the α connection ∇(α) and Fisher metric gij. We derive the explicit expression of the α connection based on the non-metricity ∇k(α)gij=αCkij. The scalar field obtained from a potential function in information geometry plays a key role and characterizes Weyl's gauge field, Weyl's non-metricity, and the rate of the potential function during the associated gradient flow.
Authors
- Tatsuaki Wada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7954-0549)
- A.M. Scarfone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6699-5889)
Institutions
- Politecnico di Torino (IT)
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino (IT)
- Institute for Complex Systems (IT)
- Ibaraki University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Entropy
- Published
- 2026-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/e28040447
- Primary Topic
- Statistical Mechanics and Entropy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science