Maximum Entropy Fundamentals

Maximum Entropy Fundamentals

Abstract: In its modern formulation, the Maximum Entropy Principle was promoted by E.T. Jaynes, starting in the mid-fifties. The principle dictates that one should look for a distribution, consistent with available information, which maximizes the entropy. However, this principle focuses only on dis...

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Main Authors: F. Topsøe, P. Harremoeës
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2001-09-01
Series:Entropy
Subjects:
maximum entropy
minimum risk
game theoretical equilibrium
information topology
Nash equilibrium code
entropy loss
partition function
exponential family
continuity of entropy
hyperbolic distributions
Zipf's law
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/3/3/191/

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