Entropy and Uncertainty
We give a survey of the basic statistical ideas underlying the definition of entropy in information theory and their connections with the entropy in the theory of dynamical systems and in statistical mechanics.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2008-10-01
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Series: | Entropy |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/10/4/493/ |
Summary: | We give a survey of the basic statistical ideas underlying the definition of entropy in information theory and their connections with the entropy in the theory of dynamical systems and in statistical mechanics. |
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ISSN: | 1099-4300 |