An example of a non-log-concave distribution where the difference has a log-concave density

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author Wang, Min
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contents By the Prékopa-Leindler inequality, the difference $X-X'$ has a log-concave density provided that $X$ has a log-concave density and $X, X'$ are independent and identically distributed. We prove that the opposite direction does not always hold true by giving an explicit example.
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spellingShingle An example of a non-log-concave distribution where the difference has a log-concave density
Wang, Min
Probability
60E05
By the Prékopa-Leindler inequality, the difference $X-X'$ has a log-concave density provided that $X$ has a log-concave density and $X, X'$ are independent and identically distributed. We prove that the opposite direction does not always hold true by giving an explicit example.
title An example of a non-log-concave distribution where the difference has a log-concave density
topic Probability
60E05
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.23179