Elements of information theory / Thomas M. Cover and Joy A. Thomas

By: Cover, M. Thomas
Contributor(s): Thomas, A Joy
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York: John Wiley & Sons; 2006Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxiii, 748 pISBN: 9780471748823Subject(s): Information theoryDDC classification: 003.54 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Table of contents: Entropy, relative entropy, and mutual information -- Asymptotic equipartition property -- Entropy rates of a stochastic process -- Data compression -- Gambling and data compression -- Channel capacity -- Differential entropy -- Gaussian channel -- Rate distortion theory -- Information theory and statistics -- Maximum entropy -- Universal source coding -- Kolmogorov complexity -- Network information theory -- Information theory and portfolio theory -- Inequalities in information theory.
In: Wiley eBooksSummary: Summary: Covers the standard topics of information theory, including entropy, data compression, channel capacity, rate distortion, multi-user theory and hypothesis testing, presenting applications in communications, statistics, complexity theory and investment.
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Table of contents:
Entropy, relative entropy, and mutual information --
Asymptotic equipartition property --
Entropy rates of a stochastic process --
Data compression --
Gambling and data compression --
Channel capacity --
Differential entropy --
Gaussian channel --
Rate distortion theory --
Information theory and statistics --
Maximum entropy --
Universal source coding --
Kolmogorov complexity --
Network information theory --
Information theory and portfolio theory --
Inequalities in information theory.

Summary:
Covers the standard topics of information theory, including entropy, data compression, channel capacity, rate distortion, multi-user theory and hypothesis testing, presenting applications in communications, statistics, complexity theory and investment.

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