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Apr 27, 2020 at 4:52 comment added user3750444 @NateEldredge Thank you very much! I will cite your answer in my paper.
Feb 1, 2020 at 2:45 comment added Nate Eldredge @user3750444: I mean that we have $\operatorname{Var}[f(Z)] = E[f'(Z)^2]$ if and only if $f$ is linear. $\phi(x) = \exp(x)$ does not have a unique $c$; following the calculation above shows that $\phi(x) = \exp(x) - 2e^{1/2}$ also works.
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Feb 1, 2020 at 2:09 comment added user3750444 What do you mean by Poincaré inequality saturates? $\phi(x)=\exp(x)$ is also such a function where $c$ is unique, right?
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Jan 30, 2020 at 16:38 comment added user44143 A good online reference seems to be ssk.im/blog/poincare-inequalities
Jan 30, 2020 at 16:31 history edited Nate Eldredge CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jan 30, 2020 at 16:26 history answered Nate Eldredge CC BY-SA 4.0