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One-sided concentration near the mean of log-concave distributions

Probability 2026-02-09 v1

Abstract

A lower bound on the probability P(0<X<δ)P(0<X<\delta) for all real δ>0\delta>0 and all random variables XX with log-concave p.d.f.'s such that EX=0EX=0 and EX2=1EX^2=1 is obtained.

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@article{arxiv.2602.06804,
  title  = {One-sided concentration near the mean of log-concave distributions},
  author = {Iosif Pinelis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.06804},
  year   = {2026}
}

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11 pages