Handbook of differential entropy

Unlike related books, this handbook brings together background material, derivations, and applications of differential entropy. The book first reviews probability theory as it enables an understanding of the core building block of entropy. The authors then carefully explain both discrete and differe...

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Main Authors Bucholtz, Frank, Michalowicz, Joseph Victor, Nichols, Jonathan Michael
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton, Fla CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group 2014
CRC Press LLC
Chapman & Hall
CRC Press
Edition1
Subjects
Entropy
Mathematical physics
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Summary:Unlike related books, this handbook brings together background material, derivations, and applications of differential entropy. The book first reviews probability theory as it enables an understanding of the core building block of entropy. The authors then carefully explain both discrete and differential entropy. They present detailed derivations of differential entropy for numerous probability models, discuss challenges with interpreting and deriving differential entropy, and show how differential entropy varies as a function of the model variance. They also explore the application of differential entropy in several areas.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-220) and index
ISBN:1466583169
9781466583160
DOI:10.1201/b15991