Abstract
We prove that the Poisson distribution maximises entropy in the class of ultra log–concave distributions, extending a result of Harremoës. The proof uses ideas concerning log-concavity, and a semigroup action involving adding Poisson variables and thinning. We go on to show that the entropy is a concave function along this semigroup.
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