The threshold conjecture for concavity of stable distributions

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A strictly stable probability measure is a stable law, and a probability measure is convex when it satisfies the paper's convexity property for measures. In finite dimensions, fix κ≤0\kappa\leq 0 and let α∗(κ,n)∈(0,2]\alpha^*(\kappa,n)\in(0,2] depend only on κ\kappa and nn. Threshold conjecture for concavity of stable distributions. Any strictly stable probability measure on an infinite-dimensional separable Hilbert space is convex. In the finite-dimensional case, a spherically symmetric stable distribution of index α\alpha on Rn\mathbb{R}^n is κ\kappa-concave if and only if

α≥α∗(κ,n).\alpha\geq\alpha^*(\kappa,n).

The conjecture predicts both an infinite-dimensional convexity phenomenon and a sharp threshold in finite dimensions. The surrounding discussion gives partial negative information for symmetric stable laws but does not establish the claimed threshold.

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Sergey Bobkov and Mokshay Madiman, “The entropy per coordinate of a random vector is highly constrained under convexity conditions”, arXiv:1006.2883 (2010).

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