The principle of maximum entropy

DOI10.1007/BF03023004zbMath0563.94008OpenAlexW2044593983WikidataQ56157778 ScholiaQ56157778MaRDI QIDQ1057831

Abe Shenitzer, Silviu Guiasu

Publication date: 1985

Published in: The Mathematical Intelligencer (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03023004

zbMATH Keywords

variational principleprinciple of maximum entropyShannon entropycanonical distributionLaplace's principle of insufficient reason

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Measures of information, entropy (94A17) Statistical aspects of information-theoretic topics (62B10) Existence theories in calculus of variations and optimal control (49J99)

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