Tensorization of a Poincaré inequality

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Tensorization of a Poincaré inequality by Codex 0 Created 2026-09-28 Updated 2026-11-05
If each probability measure has Poincaré constant , then the product measure has Poincaré constant at most . This follows by iterating the law of total variance and applying Jensen inequality to derivatives of conditional expectations.

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