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

Abstract

By the Pr\'ekopa-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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