Symmetry, Invariance and Ontology in Physics and Statistics
This paper has three main objectives: (a) Discuss the formal analogy between some important symmetry-invariance arguments used in physics, probability and statistics. Specifically, we will focus on Noether’s theorem in physics, the maximum entropy principle in probability theory, and de Finetti-type...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2011-09-01
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| Series: | Symmetry |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/3/3/611/ |