Information theory is the branch of mathematics dealing with the efficient and accurate storage, transmission, and representation of information.
Information Theory
See also
Binary Symmetric Channel, Coding Theory, Entropy, Hellinger DistanceExplore 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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