A quantitative log-Sobolev inequality for a two parameter family of functions

Abstract: We prove a sharp, dimension-free stability result for the classical logarithmic Sobolev inequality for a two parameter family of functions. Roughly speaking, our family consists of a certain class of log $C^{1,1}$ functions. Moreover, we show how to enlarge this space at the expense of the dimensionless constant and the sharp exponent. As an application we obtain new bounds on the entropy.