The QUP polar-code functional inequality assumption

Let h:[0,1]Rh:[0,1]\to\mathbb{R} be a non-negative function, and let q>0q>0 be a constant such that

2h(z)=q(h(z2)+h(2zz2))2h(z)=q\bigl(h(z^2)+h(2z-z^2)\bigr)

for every z[0,1]z\in[0,1].

QUP polar-code functional inequality. Then

h(z1)+h(z2)q(h(z1z2)+h(z1+z2z1z2))h(z_1)+h(z_2)\leq q\bigl(h(z_1z_2)+h(z_1+z_2-z_1z_2)\bigr)

for every z1,z2[0,1]z_1,z_2\in[0,1].

This assumption is used in the analysis of QUP polar codes. The supplied text does not establish the implication or provide evidence resolving it, so its status remains open.

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Primary source

Yuan Li, Zicheng Ye, Huazi Zhang, Jun Wang, Wen Tong, Guiying Yan and Zhiming Ma, “Stitched Polar Codes”, arXiv:2511.19249 (2025).

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