The branch of mathematics dealing with the efficient and accurate storage, transmission, and representation of information.
Information Theory
See also
Coding Theory, Compression, Entropy, Quantum Information TheoryExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
References
Goldman, S. Information Theory. New York: Dover, 1953.Hankerson, D.; Harris, G. A.; and Johnson, P. D. Jr. Introduction to Information Theory and Data Compression. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1998.Lee, Y. W. Statistical Theory of Communication. New York: Wiley, 1960.Pierce, J. R. An Introduction to Information Theory. New York: Dover, 1980.Reza, F. M. An Introduction to Information Theory. New York: Dover, 1994.Singh, J. Great Ideas in Information Theory, Language and Cybernetics. New York: Dover, 1966.Weisstein, E. W. "Books about Information Theory." http://www.ericweisstein.com/encyclopedias/books/InformationTheory.html.Zayed, A. I. Advances in Shannon's Sampling Theory. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1993.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Information Theory." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/InformationTheory.html