Shannon: entropy and information theory
Robert T. Hanlon
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Robert T. Hanlon
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Abstract Shannon embraces statistical mechanics terminology to describe his information theory.
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Abstract Shannon embraces statistical mechanics terminology to describe his information theory.
Key concepts: Information theory, Terminology, Statistical mechanics, Entropy (arrow of time), Statistical physics, Shannon's source coding theorem, Information diagram, Rényi entropy