Information, Entropy and Their Geometric Structures
by Frederic Barbaresco, Ali Mohammad-Djafari
Publisher: MDPI AG 2015
ISBN-13: 9783038421030
Number of pages: 554
Description:
The aim of this book is to provide an overview of current work addressing this topic of research that explores the geometric structures of information and entropy. We hope that this vast survey on the geometric structure of information and entropy will motivate readers to go further and explore the emerging domain of 'Science of Information'.
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