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The entropy power conjecture implies the McKean conjecture

Information Theory 2024-08-27 v2 math.IT

Abstract

After reviewing the entropy power, the McKean, and the Gaussian completely monotone conjectures, we prove that the first implies the second, for each order of the time-derivative. The proof is elementary and is based on manipulating the Bell polynomials.

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@article{arxiv.2408.07275,
  title  = {The entropy power conjecture implies the McKean conjecture},
  author = {Guillaume Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.07275},
  year   = {2024}
}

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3 pages. v2: cosmetic improvements

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