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arxiv: math/0603647 · v2 · pith:RDNHQIVRnew · submitted 2006-03-28 · 🧮 math.PR

Log-concavity and the maximum entropy property of the Poisson distribution

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We prove that the Poisson distribution maximises entropy in the class of ultra-log-concave distributions, extending a result of Harremo\"{e}s. The proof uses ideas concerning log-concavity, and a semigroup action involving adding Poisson variables and thinning. We go on to show that the entropy is a concave function along this semigroup.

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