Corollary 7.8. Assuming that:

  • G=𝔽2n and X1,X2,X3,X4 are independent G-valued random variables

Then d[(X1,X2);(X3,X4)]=d[X1;X3]+d[X2;X4]=d[X1+X2;X3+X4]+d[X1|X1+X2;X3|X3+X4]  +I[X1+X3,X2+X4:X1+X2,X3+X4|X1+X2+X3+X4]()