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Information Theory: A Tutorial Introduction

Information Theory 2019-06-14 v3 math.IT Machine Learning

Abstract

Shannon's mathematical theory of communication defines fundamental limits on how much information can be transmitted between the different components of any man-made or biological system. This paper is an informal but rigorous introduction to the main ideas implicit in Shannon's theory. An annotated reading list is provided for further reading.

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@article{arxiv.1802.05968,
  title  = {Information Theory: A Tutorial Introduction},
  author = {James V Stone},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1802.05968},
  year   = {2019}
}