The QUP polar-code functional inequality assumption

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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(2z−z2))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+z2−z1z2))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.

References

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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