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.

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Entropy
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2026-04-14
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https://doi.org/10.3390/e28040447
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Statistical Mechanics and Entropy
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Non-Metricity in Information Geometry

Tatsuaki Wada, A.M. Scarfone
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Non-Metricity in Information Geometry

Tatsuaki Wada, A.M. Scarfone
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Abstract

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.

EntropyVol. 28(4)
Politecnico di Torino (IT), Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino (IT), Institute for Complex Systems (IT), Ibaraki University (JP)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Reduced inequalities
Openalex Percentile: Top 21%
Statistical Mechanics and Entropy
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