Entropy and uncertainty

Derek W. Robinson

doi:10.3390/e10040493

Entropy and uncertainty

Derek W. Robinson

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	493-506
Number of pages	14
Journal	Entropy
Volume	10
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/e10040493
Publication status	Published - Dec 2008

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