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While information is ubiquitously generated, shared, and analyzed in a modern-day life, there is still some controversy around the ways to asses the amount and quality of information inside a noisy optical channel. A number of theoretical…

A framework for a quantum information theory is introduced that is based on the measure of quantum information associated with probability distribution predicted by quantum measuring of state. The entanglement between states of measured…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Yi-Xin Chen

For a general sensory system following an external stochastic signal, we introduce the sensory capacity. This quantity characterizes the performance of a sensor: sensory capacity is maximal if the instantaneous state of the sensor has as…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2016-02-11 David Hartich , Andre C. Barato , Udo Seifert

Shannon's information theory deliberately excludes message semantics. This paper develops a rigorous framework for semantic communication that integrates formal proof systems with Shannon-theoretic tools. We introduce an axiomatic…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2026-04-21 Jianfeng Xu

We consider the Shannon mutual information of subsystems of critical quantum chains in their ground states. Our results indicate a universal leading behavior for large subsystem sizes. Moreover, as happens with the entanglement entropy, its…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-06-15 F. C. Alcaraz , M. A. Rajabpour

Classical communication paradigms focus on accurately transmitting bits over a noisy channel, and Shannon theory provides a fundamental theoretical limit on the rate of reliable communications. In this approach, bits are treated equally,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-08-05 Jincheng Dai , Ping Zhang , Kai Niu , Sixian Wang , Zhongwei Si , Xiaoqi Qin

Classical communication paradigms focus on accurately transmitting bits over a noisy channel, and Shannon theory provides a fundamental theoretical limit on the rate of reliable communications. In this approach, bits are treated equally,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-06-03 Jincheng Dai , Ping Zhang , Kai Niu , Sixian Wang , Zhongwei Si , Xiaoqi Qin

The Shannon entropy of a random variable $X$ has much behaviour analogous to a signed measure. Previous work has concretized this connection by defining a signed measure $\mu$ on an abstract information space $\tilde{X}$, which is taken to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-05-15 Keenan J. A. Down , Pedro A. M. Mediano

The human brain prioritises relevant sensory information to perform different tasks. Enhancement of task-relevant information requires flexible allocation of attentional resources, but it is still a mystery how this is operationalised in…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2021-02-22 Tijl Grootswagers , Amanda K. Robinson , Sophia M. Shatek , Thomas A. Carlson

In a previous report we have evaluated analytically the mutual information between the firing rates of N independent units and a set of continuous+discrete stimuli, for finite N and in the limit of large noise. Here, we extend the analysis…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2009-11-07 Valeria Del Prete , Alessandro Treves

Determining how much of the sensory information carried by a neural code contributes to behavioral performance is key to understand sensory function and neural information flow. However, there are as yet no analytical tools to compute this…

We investigate the sample complexity of mutual information and conditional mutual information testing. For conditional mutual information testing, given access to independent samples of a triple of random variables $(A, B, C)$ with unknown…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-06-05 Jan Seyfried , Sayantan Sen , Marco Tomamichel

Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) is considered a model system for signal transduction, the mechanism by which cells exchange chemical messages. Our previous work calculated the Shannon capacity of a single cAMP receptor; however, a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-04-13 Peter J. Thomas , Andrew W. Eckford

Logical information theory is the quantitative version of the logic of partitions just as logical probability theory is the quantitative version of the dual Boolean logic of subsets. The resulting notion of information is about…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-03-06 David Ellerman

Entanglement and magic are among the most fundamental properties unique to quantum systems. Each quantity captures a different aspect of non-classical behavior, and each can be regarded as a resource within its own operational setting.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-19 Mao Kaneyasu , Yoshihiko Hasegawa

Motivated by Hall's recent comment in quant-ph/0007116 we point out in some detail the essence of our reasoning why we believe that Shannon's information is not an adequate choice when defining the information gain in quantum measurements…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Caslav Brukner , Anton Zeilinger

An information measure inspired by Onicescu's information energy and Uffink's information measure (recently discussed by Brukner and Zeilinger) are calculated as functions of the number of particles $N$ for fermionic systems (nuclei and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 K. Ch. Chatzisavvas , C. P. Panos , S. E. Massen

In a recent study the initial rise of the mutual information between the firing rates of N neurons and a set of p discrete stimuli has been analytically evaluated, under the assumption that neurons fire independently of one another to each…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2009-11-07 Valeria Del Prete , Alessandro Treves

In this chapter, a statistical measure of complexity and the Fisher-Shannon information product are introduced and their properties are discussed. These measures are based on the interplay between the Shannon information, or a function of…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2012-01-13 Ricardo Lopez-Ruiz , Jaime Sanudo , Elvira Romera , Xavier Calbet

"Standard" information theory says nothing about the semantic content of information. Nevertheless, applications such as evolutionary theory demand consideration of precisely this aspect of information, a need that has motivated a largely…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2007-05-23 Edward D. Weinberger