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Mathematical foundations of information theory
- Title
- Mathematical foundations of information theory / A. I. Khinchin ; translated by R.A. Silverman and M.D. Friedman.
- Author
- Khinchin, A. I︠A︡. (Aleksandr I︠A︡kovlevich), 1894-1959
- Publication
- New York : Dover Publications, 1957.
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- Description
- 120 pages; 21 cm.
- Summary
- "First comprehensive introduction to information theory." -- Back cover.
- Series Statement
- Dover books on mathematics
- Uniform Title
- Poni︠a︡tie ėntropii v teorii veroiatnosteĭ. English
- Dover books on mathematics
- Alternative Title
- Poni︠a︡tie ėntropii v teorii veroiatnosteĭ.
- Subjects
- Note
- "A translation of ... two papers ... The entropy concept in probability theory [and] On the fundamental theorems of information theory."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (page 120).
- Contents
- The entropy concept in probability theory: Entropy of finite schemes -- The uniqueness theorem -- Entropy of Markov chains -- Fundamental theorems -- Application to coding theory
- On the fundamental theorems of information theory: Introduction -- Elementary inequalities -- Ergodic sources -- Channel and the sources driving them -- Feinstein's fundamental lemma -- Shannon's theorems.
- ISBN
- 0486604349
- 9780486604343
- LCCN
- 57013025
- OCLC
- ocm00544970
- 544970
- SCSB-243143
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library