A Uniform-Distribution Counterexample to Proposed Log-Concave Concentration Extremal Bounds

We give an elementary counterexample to both equalities proposed in Conjecture 1.3 of Pinelisconcerning one-sided concentration of mean-zero, variance-one, log-concave distributions. The centered,standardized uniform distribution has smaller density at the mean than the proposed translated exponentialextremizer and smaller one-sided interval mass. We identify the exact interval-length threshold for thiscomparison and show that the obstruction persists for smooth, strictly positive log-concave densities. Thecounterexample does not challenge the proved universal lower bounds.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-10-28
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23717322
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Probability and Statistical Research
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A Uniform-Distribution Counterexample to Proposed Log-Concave Concentration Extremal Bounds

Tony Newton
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Probability and Statistical Research
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A Uniform-Distribution Counterexample to Proposed Log-Concave Concentration Extremal Bounds

Tony Newton
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Abstract

We give an elementary counterexample to both equalities proposed in Conjecture 1.3 of Pinelisconcerning one-sided concentration of mean-zero, variance-one, log-concave distributions. The centered,standardized uniform distribution has smaller density at the mean than the proposed translated exponentialextremizer and smaller one-sided interval mass. We identify the exact interval-length threshold for thiscomparison and show that the obstruction persists for smooth, strictly positive log-concave densities. Thecounterexample does not challenge the proved universal lower bounds.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Probability and Statistical Research
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A Uniform-Distribution Counterexample to Proposed Log-Concave Concentration Extremal Bounds — Tony Newton · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS